[Elecraft] [K3] ERR 12v

[Randy Moore]

Bingo, Ed!  That did the trick!!

Thanks a bunch es 73,
Randy, KS4L

On 1/7/2011 9:44 PM, Ed Gilliland wrote:
> Hello Randy,
>
> I had ERR 12V alarms and recrimped the lugs on the wires that attach 
> to the circuit breaker.  I've run two or three contests since with no 
> alarm messages.
>
> Good luck, Ed/W5TM
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Moore" <wrmoore47 at gmail.com>
> To: "Elecraft Discussion List" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 8:47 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] ERR 12v
>
>
>> I am working on an friends K3 (#4446), recently purchased used.  When I
>> got it, Power-On resulted in "ERR DSE." Firmware load failed, so I did
>> EEINIT, and then the firmware loaded correctly.  After going through
>> filter setups to match the on-board filters, things seemed to be working
>> correctly.  But then I tried to increase power beyond 12w, and now I get
>> the "ERR 12V", which my friend had seen before.  When that error occurs,
>> the KPA3 fans come on.  Just for kicks, I tried to do the Tx Gain
>> Calibration through the K3 Utility (dummy load attached), and even at
>> the 5w level, it fails.
>>
>> The seller of this K3 says none of this was happening before he shipped
>> the unit.
>>
>> I need some advice on how to proceed.
>>
>> Tnx es 73,
>> Randy, KS4L
>