[Elecraft] K3: Right paddle key not working?

[James Sarte]

I suppose you're right Vic.  I've just never been too confident in my
soldering skills when it comes to small surface-mount parts like this choke.
 Like I said earlier, my iron slipped and I even managed to slightly warp
the plastic casing on the choke.  Ugh.  When it comes to larger, thru-hole
stuff then it isn't a problem.

If I bypass the choke, what's the worst that could happen?

Anyway, I'm still thinking about sending it back... Aptos agreed to swap out
the filter and mic encoders for the newer, less-viscous feeling versions
after my original encoders went kaput and they sent me an FP board with
these stiff ones.  So either way, I'd be out of a K3 for a few days.  I
could kill two birds with one stone and also have them do a complete check
to make sure everything else is working before sending it back.

I wouldn't be completely dead in the water anyway.  I have an Icom 756 Pro
III that I could use in the meantime.

Tnx,
James K2QI

On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 12:29 AM, Vic K2VCO <vic at rakefet.com> wrote:

> 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!
>
>
>
> --
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
>



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