Re: [Elecraft] KPA #455 not very well

2011-11-01 Thread tomb18
I ran into issues too. I unassembled the kit partially, and could not see any misplaced cables. When I put it back together, it worked fine. And, I have plenty of electronics experience. Easy to do, shift the cable. Good thing it doesn't blow it up! -- View this message in context:

[Elecraft] KPA #455 not very well

2011-10-29 Thread Nicolas Drin
Hi I just finished to build KPA500 #455. Unfortunately I found several problems. 1/ fan is not working (I already checked that the 2 wires are a the right place on the plug - no inversion like someone reported earlier) 2/ I coupled the KPA500 to the K3 with the KPAK3aux from Elecraft. For some

Re: [Elecraft] KPA #455 not very well

2011-10-29 Thread Rick Tavan N6XI
This sounds like a problem I had when building my KPA - improperly inserted ribbon cables. It is very easy to insert some of the connectors offset by one pin or even an entire row of pins. Check all ribbon cable connections very carefully. /Rick N6XI On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Nicolas

[Elecraft] KPA #455 not very well

2011-10-29 Thread DK2GZ
Hello this was exact my problem with #400 The problem was the 10pin ribbon cable to the I/O board. It was attached in the wrong direction on the power supply board and then therefore also on the I/O board, because the plugs are coded. I did reset the ribbon cable in the right way and

Re: [Elecraft] KPA #455 not very well

2011-10-29 Thread W0MU Mike Fatchett
Check the ribbon cable. A few people have missed a set of pins. Mike W0MU J6M CQ WW DX CW Contest 2011 J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011 W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net On 10/29/2011 11:21 AM, Nicolas Drin wrote: Hi I just finished to build KPA500 #455. Unfortunately I found several