[Elecraft] K3 Power off (subject change)

[Jim Miller KG0KP]

At least make it optional if you do.  If I get something screwed up hung 
transmitting into open air or a closed switch, I want it to turn off NOW, 
not after a delay.

73, de Jim KG0KP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard" <richard at aroundwood.com>
To: "Dan Atchison" <n3nd at aol.com>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Power off (subject change)


> At least give us a long off!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 6, 2010, at 13:27, Dan Atchison <n3nd at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Unintentionally powering-off the K3 has happened to me many times
>> and I am just lucky, I guess, that I've seen no problems with a
>> quick response power-on.
>>
>> This almost begs that powering-off the K3 be changed to a long hold
>> as opposed to instantaneous.  Indeed, it could be a long hold for
>> both power-on and power-off.  Just my opinion.
>>
>> Dan -- N3ND
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO <w5wvo at cybermesa.net>
>> To: [Elecraft] <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wed, Oct 6, 2010 2:19 pm
>> Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] Speaker output amp kaput
>>
>>
>> I recently fried (I believe) the speaker amplifier in my K3,
>> apparently by
>> just turning off the radio and turning it back on too quickly.
>> Perhaps the
>> fact that the AGC was disabled at the time might have had something
>> to do
>> with this, though that is just a guess. I accidentally turned off
>> the K3 by
>> pushing the POWER button by mistake, and, cursing my klutziness,
>> immediately
>> pushed the button again to turn it back on, as I was in the middle
>> of a QSO.
>> The radio came back on -- but sans speaker. It has been dead ever
>> since.
>> Configuration settings have been double-checked. It's not a
>> catastrophe for
>> me, because I normally use headphones anyway, but I'd like to get it
>> fixed.
>>
>> Since I'm not reading every post on the list these days, I have
>> probably
>> missed something about this, because I dimly recall seeing some
>> subject
>> headings about the speaker amplifier. I didn't read these. Is this a
>> user-replaceable part? If so, what is involved?
>>
>> And if this part is blowing up regularly, why is it so fragile? Is
>> there
>> something that can be done to better protect it?
>>
>> My K3 was recently (couple months ago) updated at the factory with all
>> applicable mods.
>>
>> Bill W5WVO
>> New Mexico
>>
>>
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