[Elecraft] K3 Repair alternative

[Bob Dorchuck]

" A couple of weeks ago I blew something on the KIO3A board in my
brand new K3"

Could I ask why this was not covered under warranty if it was a brand new K3?

Bob  W6VY


Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair alternative
Pete Smith
Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:41:10 -0700

Whoah!  This is really news to me.  A couple of weeks ago I blew
something on the KIO3A board in my brand new K3.  The consensus at the
time was that it would not be cost-effective to send the board to
Elecraft for repair.  In my conversations with Elecraft tech support,
nobody ever mentioned the possibility of a swap.  As a result, I paid
$115 for a new replacement board, and have the old one on my desk here,
probably just needing a new U1, which I may just try to do myself.

Would Elecraft really have accepted my damaged board and charged me such
a nominal figure for repair, and sent me a new board to use in the
meantime?  Sounds too good to be true - maybe I'm misunderstanding.


73, Pete N4ZR