So, I put it on a buck-boost that could give me a better readout than the power bank on amperage draw.
At idle, it's drawing 0.125A; transmitting on 20m, it's drawing 1.25A.
At this scale, I'm assuming "0.125A" count as "substantially more" than "0.090A", so I'm betting something's blown!
/m
On Fri, Sep 20, 2024, at 04:55, Roy - KI0ER wrote:
Some helpful numbers to post would be the voltage you built your QMX for, and what is the overall input current draw in receive mode of your QMX??
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For a 12v QMX you should see around 90 mA or so of current when it's on and idle (not transmitting).?
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If it's substantially more than 90mA then your power meter is likely correct, and one of the output power transistors is likely blown/defective.... As a first diagnostic guess.?
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de Roy - KI0ER
Littleton, Colorado USA
