Following up on a note I sent a few weeks ago, my KX3 and KXPA100 are no longer playing nice together. When I put the KX3 PA Mode to "On," the KXPA100 switches on, sits for a couple seconds, and switches off.
I have tried: 1. Checking power supply (it's at a continuous 13.8v at the KX3) 2. Changing power cables from the supply to the KXPA100 (from one anderson-terminated to another) 3. Changing which cable plugs in at the rear (KX3 on top, Power In on top) 4. Changing cables: bought a new cable set from Elecraft 5. Changing RJ-45 connectors: swapped in something I've had laying around for the factor connector 6. Wiggling the RJ-45 connector 7. Changing KXPA100 modes (ATT on/off, amplifier power on/off, etc. Same behavior every time. Switch PA Mode to "On" and the KXPA perks up. 10-15 sec later, it drops out. While PA Mode is on, the KX3 allows me to tune up to 100 watts, but immediately drops to 5 when the KXPA drops out. I can provide a link to a video of the situation for anyone who thinks they might have an idea. The only other piece of data that I can think of that might be helpful: I run my station off of a LiFePo battery under continuous 13v power. Just before this started, I realized the KXPA was turning on and off and on and off - the power supply had been switched off and the battery drained to nearly flat. I don't know how long it had switched like that and I'm worried it caused damage to the KXPA100, but don't know how to start troubleshooting that. Is there anything I may have overlooked, before I reach out to Elecraft support and ultimately send the KXPA in for testing? ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
