[Elecraft] K3 died while attempting firmware download

[Stewart Baker]

I have had this on a number of occasions :-
*** DON'T PANIC ***

The Bad News is that something got screwed up on the recent 
firmware download.

The Good News is that no harm was done, and your K3 is sitting 
there ready to try again.

My advice would be to restart your computer, check your COM ports 
and wiring, particularly if you are using a USB to serial 
converter.

Restart the configuration utility, and check that you have the 
correct port selected.

Just tick the MCU, and the always load data tables boxes, and try 
to download again.

With a following wind you should be back in business.

73
Stewart G3RXQ
 
On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:58:27 -0400, Gary Nichols wrote:
> Help please.I killed w8uvz's K3 while trying to download current 
firmware.
> The computer attempted to download three times and then became
> non-responsive.  I could not power down the K3 so I turned off 
the power
> supply.  When re-applying power the TX light is blinking and 
only MCU LD
> appears on the screen without backlighting.  How do I get back 
to a working
> radio from here?  Thanks, de gary, kd9sv
>
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