[Elecraft] K3 static electricity

[Karl Marderian]

Karl N6XVT,
Ground the radio. If it is, test it. The see if your front panel is  
grounded.
Hope it will help.
N6XVT 73
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On Nov 30, 2009, at 6:39 PM, "Steve Ellington" <n4lq at carolina.rr.com>  
wrote:

> What can I do to eliminate the static electricity problem with K3?  
> Every
> time I touch the main VFO (A) knob the display goes dark, audio goes  
> off,
> frequency changes among other things. After about 5 seconds it  
> recovers but
> somewhat off frequency. Just a little foot shuffling will develop  
> enough
> charge to cause this. Touching the metal on the rig will discharge  
> things
> but it's hard to remember to do this. Am I missing a ground on this  
> VFO knob
> or what? BTW...The FP is only a few months old, new version.
>
> Steve
> N4LQ
> N4LQ at carolina.rr.com
>
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