Hi,
I just purchased an K3 from another ham and noticed when I was hooking things up that the KIO3 I/O module seems to be very loose. ( the plug-in jacks move up and down quite a bit and are very loose). Is this a normal condition? There doesn't appear to be any support for this module other than the friction fit of the pins plugging into the KIO3 mother board. I haven't noticed any abnormal operation, I was just curious if this is normal after the K3 has been used a while, (this one is about 18 months old) or something that I should look into further. Thanks Tim NZ8J ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
Tim,
Yes, there is some movement to the KIO3 3.5mm jacks. It is not much and in the extreme should be limited by the holes in the panel (the front of the jacks extend through the holes in the panel. If your jacks do not extend through the panel, then your panel is mounted incorrectly and should be fixed, but otherwise it should be OK for them to move a bit. The body of the jacks do make contact with the panel and that does reduce the motion a bit. You might check the 1 1/4 inch standoffs - there should be no lockwasher between the board and the standoff (the lockwasher goes under the screw head). 73, Don W3FPR NZ8J wrote: > Hi, > > I just purchased an K3 from another ham and noticed when I was hooking > things up that the KIO3 I/O module seems to be very loose. ( the plug-in > jacks move up and down quite a bit and are very loose). > Is this a normal condition? There doesn't appear to be any support for > this module other than the friction fit of the pins plugging into the > KIO3 mother board. I haven't noticed any abnormal operation, I was just > curious if this is normal after the K3 has been used a while, (this one > is about 18 months old) or something that I should look into further. > > 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 |
FWIW, my KIO3 inputs are snug with no movement. Check the assembly as Don
suggested; something doesn't sound right if you're experiencing significant lateral movement. Vy 73 de James K2QI > > > > NZ8J wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I just purchased an K3 from another ham and noticed when I was hooking > > things up that the KIO3 I/O module seems to be very loose. ( the plug-in > > jacks move up and down quite a bit and are very loose). > > Is this a normal condition? There doesn't appear to be any support for > > this module other than the friction fit of the pins plugging into the > > KIO3 mother board. I haven't noticed any abnormal operation, I was just > > curious if this is normal after the K3 has been used a while, (this one > > is about 18 months old) or something that I should look into further. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > 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
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