K3 12 v ERR

[John-2]

Someone pse point the way to a fix for this probelm.
Apparently it's due to improper contact at PA module.
Thanks.
73.
John.
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[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2]

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 1:59 PM, John <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Someone pse point the way to a fix for this probelm.
> Apparently it's due to improper contact at PA module.

The fix involves replacing some pins on both the main RF board and the
KPA3 board with gold-plated ones. It looks like a non-trivial
desoldering job, probably best done at the factory, unless you have
special tools and the skills to use them. Some have suggested contact
cleaner, but the one case of this problem that I've seen looked beyond
cleaning....

    ~iain / N6ML
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[Ralph Parker]

This was covered a week or so ago.
The easy way (I did it):
Contact K3 support - they will send you pictures of an easy workaround
using four short wires, bypassing the tarnished connectors between the
motherboard and the PA module.

Ralph, VE7XF

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