KX3 power on/off

[Dennis L. Haarsager]

I received my AX1 and, anxious to try it out, I dug out my KX3 which hadn't
been turned on in at least a year and had worked fine prior to storage.
The rechargeable AA cells were dead, of course, so I got the charger,
turned the rig on, and went to set the charge cycle.  The KX3 wouldn't
accept the setting so couldn't charge the AA cells.  Then I took the
batteries out and used just the AC supply.  When I plugged it in, the KX3
turned on instantly, without me doing the normal BAND-/ATU TUNE.  Operation
seemed normal until I tried to turn it off with the normal procedure.  When
I did that, the screen stayed lit but blank except for a row of 7 asterisks
*******.

Next, I bought some new precharged AA rechargables.  Same thing.  Turns on
instantly and can't turn it off.

Finally, I performed a reset.  This time I could turn the set on *once*
with the normal procedure.  I knew the reset was going to delete my
previous settings, but it also says I don't have an ATU installed when I
tried to tune the AX1 (it had tuned fine before the reset).  I still
couldn't turn the KX3 off, getting the same ******* before I pulled the
power.

All internal connectors seem to be well seated.

Any suggestions would be appreciated (before I make it even worse).

73,
Dennis, N7DH

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[Bill K9YEQ]

Go into menu and turn the tuner on?  Once  you get set up, save the configuration for the time?

73,

Bill
K9YEQ

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Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 power on/off

I received my AX1 and, anxious to try it out, I dug out my KX3 which hadn't been turned on in at least a year and had worked fine prior to storage.
The rechargeable AA cells were dead, of course, so I got the charger, turned the rig on, and went to set the charge cycle.  The KX3 wouldn't accept the setting so couldn't charge the AA cells.  Then I took the batteries out and used just the AC supply.  When I plugged it in, the KX3 turned on instantly, without me doing the normal BAND-/ATU TUNE.  Operation seemed normal until I tried to turn it off with the normal procedure.  When I did that, the screen stayed lit but blank except for a row of 7 asterisks *******.

Next, I bought some new precharged AA rechargables.  Same thing.  Turns on instantly and can't turn it off.

Finally, I performed a reset.  This time I could turn the set on *once* with the normal procedure.  I knew the reset was going to delete my previous settings, but it also says I don't have an ATU installed when I tried to tune the AX1 (it had tuned fine before the reset).  I still couldn't turn the KX3 off, getting the same ******* before I pulled the power.

All internal connectors seem to be well seated.

Any suggestions would be appreciated (before I make it even worse).

73,
Dennis, N7DH

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The internal charger will not charge if the batteries are dead.  



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