RE: [Elecraft] Melted J3 Connector on K2/100

2006-06-19 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Rick K7MW wrote: And a relativly large voltage drop. This would show up as a low voltage at the rig. This is why it is important to monitor the voltage at the rig. If there is an unexpected low voltage at the K2, the cause needs to be determined. -- Very true, and notic

[Elecraft] Melted J3 Connector on K2/100 - Reprise - Part II

2006-06-19 Thread Lee Buller
Lee - K0WA Lee Buller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:57:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Lee Buller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Melted J3 Connector on K2/100 Well, I was giving the K2/100 heck (100 watts) on 40 meters tonight into a nice

Re: [Elecraft] Melted J3 Connector on K2/100

2006-06-19 Thread Rick Dettinger
So if you melted your Anderson connector, it had unusually high resistance for some reason. Ron AC7AC - And a relativly large voltage drop. This would show up as a low voltage at the rig. This is why it is important to monitor the voltage at the rig.

RE: [Elecraft] Melted J3 Connector on K2/100

2006-06-19 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Lee, KOWA wrote: Well, I was giving the K2/100 heck (100 watts) on 40 meters tonight into a nice load (1.2) and things start stinking a little when I turn it back over to the other station. I had been sending code at around 18 wpm for about 10 minutes. I am running a Astron switching power supp

[Elecraft] Melted J3 Connector on K2/100

2006-06-19 Thread Lee Buller
Well, I was giving the K2/100 heck (100 watts) on 40 meters tonight into a nice load (1.2) and things start stinking a little when I turn it back over to the other station. I had been sending code at around 18 wpm for about 10 minutes. I am running a Astron switching power supply. Then the ri