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Am installing a KXV3B into my K3 #266. The latest manual (Rev C1) says it’s normal for one of the pins that plug into J66 to be missing (third from right looking from front panel). In my case there is no missing pin so I’m wondering if that, too, is normal? Anyone come across this? It would be easy to remove but I’d rather not if it’s alright to leave it.
73 to all Geoff G3UCK ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Geoff,
Look at the mating female connector. If there is a plug in that connector that matches the third from right pin, you will have to remove the pin. Those are "keying" pins to assure that you do not misplug the connectors by being one pin off. If there is no keying plug in the female connector, then you do not have to remove that pin - but be careful to insert the pins correctly. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/23/2015 11:07 AM, Geoffrey Downs wrote: > Am installing a KXV3B into my K3 #266. The latest manual (Rev C1) says it’s normal for one of the pins that plug into J66 to be missing (third from right looking from front panel). In my case there is no missing pin so I’m wondering if that, too, is normal? Anyone come across this? It would be easy to remove but I’d rather not if it’s alright to leave it. > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Many thanks, Don.
Keith at Elecraft sent me a direct reply too - good service as usual. My question answered in just over an hour! It is as you say. There is nothing on the KXV3B pin in question so there is no need for it to be removed in the case of an early K3 like mine that does not have the keying plug in J66. 73 to all Geoff G3UCK -----Original Message----- From: Don Wilhelm Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:39 PM Geoff, Look at the mating female connector. If there is a plug in that connector that matches the third from right pin, you will have to remove the pin. Those are "keying" pins to assure that you do not misplug the connectors by being one pin off. If there is no keying plug in the female connector, then you do not have to remove that pin - but be careful to insert the pins correctly. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/23/2015 11:07 AM, Geoffrey Downs wrote: > Am installing a KXV3B into my K3 #266. The latest manual (Rev C1) says it’s > normal for one of the pins that plug into J66 to be missing (third from > right looking from front panel). In my case there is no missing pin so I’m > wondering if that, too, is normal? Anyone come across this? It would be > easy to remove but I’d rather not if it’s alright to leave it. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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