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Hello all

This must be menu item on the K3 that I have not found.

When I push the tune button the display will change from the RFout meter to ALC

On the other K3 when pushing the tune button the display dose not change.
I prefer that the display not change.

Thanks 73 Ken K5DNL
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k6dgw

Re: K3

Do any of the other controls give unexpected results? My very old K3
[#642] developed that problem. For example, tapping ATU TUNE might
switch the AGC from slow to fast instead of initiating an ATU cycle. I
found:

1. Tapping or holding really hard [hard enough that I had to hold the
radio] would give the expected action.

2. The effect was more common on controls I rarely used and much less
common on those I used all the time.

The K3 went to the Elecraft hospital a month ago for some other repairs,
and they replaced some connector pins with the gold-plated variety. The
above described effect disappeared when the radio came home.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 7/30/2018 8:15 AM, Ken Roberson via Elecraft wrote:

> Hello all
>
> This must be menu item on the K3 that I have not found.
>
> When I push the tune button the display will change from the RFout meter to ALC
>
>
> On the other K3 when pushing the tune button the display dose not change.
> I prefer that the display not change.
>
>
> Thanks 73 Ken K5DNL
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Grant Youngman-2

Re: K3

It isn’t all that hard to tell if that’s the problem … pull the FP board, put a little (you don’t have to soak them) DeOxit on the pins and reseat it. Or pull it and simply reseat it a time or two to wipe the contacts well. Gold pins are good long term to prevent reoccurrence in several years, but there are other ways to skin the proverbial cat in the meantime.

I have my kit of gold pins sitting in reserve. Put them in the amp connector to forestall a problem that hadn't occurred. Have yet (since 2007) to have a need to put them on the FP board. But tomorrow is another day. You never know :-)

Grant NQ5T

> On Jul 30, 2018, at 1:37 PM, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Do any of the other controls give unexpected results? My very old K3 [#642] developed that problem. For example, tapping ATU TUNE might switch the AGC from slow to fast instead of initiating an ATU cycle. I found:
>
> 1. Tapping or holding really hard [hard enough that I had to hold the radio] would give the expected action.
>
> 2. The effect was more common on controls I rarely used and much less common on those I used all the time.
>
> The K3 went to the Elecraft hospital a month ago for some other repairs, and they replaced some connector pins with the gold-plated variety. The above described effect disappeared when the radio came home.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
>
> On 7/30/2018 8:15 AM, Ken Roberson via Elecraft wrote:
>> Hello all
>>
>> This must be menu item on the K3 that I have not found.
>>
>> When I push the tune button the display will change from the RFout meter to ALC
>>
>>
>> On the other K3 when pushing the tune button the display dose not change.
>> I prefer that the display not change.
>>
>>
>> Thanks 73 Ken K5DNL
>> ______________________________________________________________

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Re: K3

OK Thanks All,
This K3 just came back from Elecraft last June - So u wud think that it wud have gold pini.
I will pull the front panel and check

Thanks agn everyone 73 Ken K5DNL

On Monday, July 30, 2018, 1:02:12 PM CDT, Grant Youngman <[hidden email]> wrote:

It isn’t all that hard to tell if that’s the problem … pull the FP board, put a little (you don’t have to soak them) DeOxit on the pins and reseat it. Or pull it and simply reseat it a time or two to wipe the contacts well. Gold pins are good long term to prevent reoccurrence in several years, but there are other ways to skin the proverbial cat in the meantime.

I have my kit of gold pins sitting in reserve. Put them in the amp connector to forestall a problem that hadn't occurred. Have yet (since 2007) to have a need to put them on the FP board. But tomorrow is another day. You never know :-)

Grant NQ5T

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Ken

unfortunately I have to let you know that it appears time to time on my K3
even although it has golden pins upgrade by Elecraft... :(

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RobertG

Re: K3

My K3, #6232, has never had a single problem of any sort. Go figure.

...robert

On 7/30/2018 22:27, Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS wrote:

> Ken
>
> unfortunately I have to let you know that it appears time to time on my K3
> even although it has golden pins upgrade by Elecraft... :(
>
> 73,
>
>
>
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Nr4c

Re: K3

YET!

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...nr4c. bill

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