K3 -- turning it off
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Anyone have any ideas why, when I hit the power button to turn off my K3, it doesn’t turn off. All markings disappear but the backlight stays on and hitting the power button thereafter does nothing.
I have to resort to pulling the plug. On plugging it back in, the power comes on without hitting the power button. 73! Michael James Hauan, ACØG ----------------------------------------- [hidden email] [hidden email] 573-823-7114 (c) ______________________________________________________________ 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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Sounds like the big FET that switches power might have failed closed.
Best thing - call Support in the morning and report the symptoms. If this is repeatable, they'll issue an RSA (RMA?) and the factory will fix it for you (free, if under warranty). 73, matt W6NIA On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 19:36:48 -0500, you wrote: >Anyone have any ideas why, when I hit the power button to turn off my K3, it doesnt turn off. All markings disappear but the backlight stays on and hitting the power button thereafter does nothing. > >I have to resort to pulling the plug. > >On plugging it back in, the power comes on without hitting the power button. > >73! > >Michael James Hauan, ACØG >----------------------------------------- >[hidden email] >[hidden email] >573-823-7114 (c) > >______________________________________________________________ >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] -- "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." -A. Lincoln ______________________________________________________________ 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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Try disconnecting the Aux plug and serial plug, one of the lines may have a voltage on it or a short.
If that fixes things, add one external feature at a time until you find the problem cause. 73, Rick wa6nhc Tiny iPhone 5 keypad, typos are inevitable > On Oct 4, 2014, at 6:05 PM, Matt Zilmer <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Sounds like the big FET that switches power might have failed closed. > > Best thing - call Support in the morning and report the symptoms. If > this is repeatable, they'll issue an RSA (RMA?) and the factory will > fix it for you (free, if under warranty). > > 73, > matt > W6NIA > >> On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 19:36:48 -0500, you wrote: >> >> Anyone have any ideas why, when I hit the power button to turn off my K3, it doesn’t turn off. All markings disappear but the backlight stays on and hitting the power button thereafter does nothing. >> >> I have to resort to pulling the plug. >> >> On plugging it back in, the power comes on without hitting the power button. >> >> 73! >> >> Michael James Hauan, ACØG >> ----------------------------------------- >> [hidden email] >> [hidden email] >> 573-823-7114 (c) >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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] > Matt Zilmer, W6NIA > -- > "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will > spend the first four sharpening the axe." -A. Lincoln > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] 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] |
Re: K3 -- turning it off
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This would happen if pin-8 of the ACC connector is shorted when you hit the power button. The same thing happens when you send the PS0 command.
73/OZ4UN > Den 05/10/2014 kl. 02.37 skrev "Michael James Hauan" <[hidden email]>: > > Anyone have any ideas why, when I hit the power button to turn off my K3, it doesn’t turn off. All markings disappear but the backlight stays on and hitting the power button thereafter does nothing. > > I have to resort to pulling the plug. > > On plugging it back in, the power comes on without hitting the power button. > > 73! > > Michael James Hauan, ACØG > ----------------------------------------- > [hidden email] > [hidden email] > 573-823-7114 (c) > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] 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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Oops - I meant MONDAY morning. I'm on vacation, and it's easy to lose
track of what day of the week it is. 73, matt W6NIA On Sat, 04 Oct 2014 19:05:23 -0600, you wrote: >Sounds like the big FET that switches power might have failed closed. > >Best thing - call Support in the morning and report the symptoms. If >this is repeatable, they'll issue an RSA (RMA?) and the factory will >fix it for you (free, if under warranty). > >73, >matt >W6NIA > >On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 19:36:48 -0500, you wrote: > >>Anyone have any ideas why, when I hit the power button to turn off my K3, it doesnt turn off. All markings disappear but the backlight stays on and hitting the power button thereafter does nothing. >> >>I have to resort to pulling the plug. >> >>On plugging it back in, the power comes on without hitting the power button. >> >>73! >> >>Michael James Hauan, ACØG >>----------------------------------------- >>[hidden email] >>[hidden email] >>573-823-7114 (c) >> >>______________________________________________________________ >>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] >Matt Zilmer, W6NIA -- "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." -A. Lincoln ______________________________________________________________ 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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