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Solid red light when transmitting — is the PA bad?

Joe KK9TT
Joe KK9TT Member ✭✭
edited June 2020 in FLEX-6000 Signature Series
My power button turns red when transmitting or tuning at any power, even the lowest. Checked voltage at incoming power poles, cables to power supply only about a foot long, did factory reset. No joy. 

Is my power amp a goner? 

Any ideas or do I have to bring it to Austin (we're traveling nearby) if Flex is even open during this virus problem. 

Thanks in advance for any help.

Joe KK9TT 

Answers

  • Geoff AB6BT
    Geoff AB6BT Member ✭✭✭
    edited March 2020
    Power button green in RX and red in TX is correct.
  • FISHULA X
    FISHULA X Member ✭✭
    edited April 2020
    On my 6300, when I transmit the power button turns red. It's supposed change red then back to green in RX????? unless we are not understanding you correctly? Can you please go into a bit more of details. I think we are missing something.
  • Mike-VA3MW
    Mike-VA3MW Administrator, FlexRadio Employee, Community Manager, Super Elmer, Moderator admin
    edited April 2020
    Hey John

    Now would be to page through 2 manuals.  The software manual and the hardware manual.  We hide a lot of secrets there!  :)  You can find them on the Flex web site in the download area.

    Here are some you'll like:

    6.6.1 Chart for Indicator Color Codes

    SOLID BRIGHT RED: Transmitting on PA
    SOLID ORANGE: Transmitting on XVTR port with low power
    SOLID DIM RED: Transmit engaged, but transmit interlocks are not ready. 
    SOLID PURPLE: Radio is performing a software update
    SOLID GREEN: Radio is in receive mode
    FLASHING RED: Flashing three blinks indicates radio software is not running
    FLASHING GREEN: Radio is booting or loading firmware
    FLASHING WHITE: Radio is performing a reset to factory defaults
    OFF: Radio turned off, oscillators are off.

    Just kidding on the secrets.  LOL

    Mike va3mw



  • Bob K8RC
    Bob K8RC Member ✭✭✭
    edited March 2020
    From the hardware manual:
    • FLASHING GREEN: Radio is starting or shutting down
    • SOLID GREEN: Radio is in receive mode
    • FLASHING RED: See Error Conditions below
    • SOLID BRIGHT RED: Transmitting on PA
    • SOLID DIM RED: Transmit engaged, but transmit interlocks are not ready. Refer to the SmartSDR documentation for description of the transmit interlocks.
    • SOLID ORANGE: Transmitting on XVTR port with low power
    • SOLID PURPLE: Radio is performing a software update
    • FLASHING WHITE: Radio is performing a reset to factory defaults
    • OFF: Radio is off
  • Ross - K9COX
    Ross - K9COX Member ✭✭
    edited March 2020
    You made me look, never really took note before.
  • Joe KK9TT
    Joe KK9TT Member ✭✭
    edited March 2020
    Well, I got schooled. My Flex is hidden away under, way under, a desk and to turn it on or off I feel for the power button — can’t see it — and turn it on or off. Never knew it turned red when transmitting until I crawled around down there recently to clean things! 
    Yup, time to reread the manual. 

    D'oh! Thanks, folks. 

  • James Kennedy-WU5E
    James Kennedy-WU5E Member ✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    during transmit mine turns RED and when switch back to recieve it turns Blue ( GPSDO installed )
    Jim/WU5E
  • Neal Pollack, N6YFM
    Neal Pollack, N6YFM Member ✭✭
    edited March 2020
    While transmitting, mine emits small swirls of blue smoke that surround the red button, while also making a faint roaring hum of modulating intensity, like that of a warp drive engine.
    Perhaps I have a slow plasma leak in one of the field correlation magnets?

    Humph, perhaps another glass of Vino is in order...


  • Bill N3HQB
    Bill N3HQB Member ✭✭
    edited March 2020
    A little early for April Fool's posting...
  • Logan KE7AZ
    Logan KE7AZ Member ✭✭
    edited March 2020
    Sounds like you need to check the hydrocoptic marvelvanes and recalibrate the grammeters.
  • Alan C
    Alan C Member ✭✭
    edited March 2020
    obviously a bad Flux Capacitor...

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