[Elecraft] K3 err msgs on powr up?

[Kenneth Moorman]

Wayne,

Would you have an idea which SN, or at least the approximate date, the
cut-over to gold-plated connectors occurred?  Did this include all
connectors, or just the front panel ones?  

73,

Ken, NU4I

GW0ETF wrote:

> I have K3 #145 and this problem has plagued me plenty in the past. I  
> now know
> it *is* a problem with the FP connections as Wayne describes. I've  
> more or
> less stopped it by using Deoxit on the pins; clearly there is an  
> issue with
> oxidation(?) of the pin surfaces.

We switched to all-gold plating on the mating connectors in production.


> BTW, Jorge states the radio performs normally even when the errors  
> appear.
> Have you checked for example that the KAT3 works when Err AT3  
> appears, and
> that you get 100w out when the PA error appears? Mine certainly  
> didn't.....

Recent firmware releases allows continued operation even if error  
messages appear. The problem should be fixed as soon as possible, but  
sometimes -- like at a DXpedition or during an emergency -- the show  
must go on.

73,
Wayne
N6KR