[Elecraft] K3: Right paddle key not working?

[Vic K2VCO]

If you could get to it to reheat the terminals, you can replace it.

And, as the previous poster indicated, it's just an RF filter for the paddle. Chances are 
you can short it out and you won't have a problem. You can get back on the air until 
Elecraft sends you a replacement part.

You don't need to send your radio to the factory to fix this!

On 11/13/2010 7:56 PM, James Sarte wrote:
> Gene et all,
>
> I reheated the contacts on RFC4 to the point that I think I even slightly
> warped the casing of the choke on one side.  No good.  No continuity at all
> from any of the trace points or direct contact with the chokes leads.
>
> Looks like RFC4 is dead and K3 #2730 will have to go back to Aptos for
> repair.
>
> 73 de James K2QI
>
> On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 10:02 PM, James Sarte<k2qi.nyc at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>>   On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Gene Langendorff<k6ttm at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I had the same symptom on my year old newly completed K3 kit a few months
>>>> ago (S/N 3172).  With Gary's guidance found the trouble to be one of the
>>>> surface mount chokes (RFC3 or RFC4) between the paddles jack (J12) and
>>>> the
>>>> board needed resoldering.  Check for continuity with your ohmmeter and
>>>> you
>>>> will probably find one of them not connected.  Carefully resolder each
>>>> end
>>>> while applying downward pressure, one end at a time, and it should work.
>>>>
>>>> Gene K6TTM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>
>

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