[Elecraft] KXPD3 again...

[Pierre]

Hi folks,

 Well, after more than 2 months of operations with the KXPD3 and more than
350 QSOs, I still have trouble with that paddle. It occasionally misses
either a dit or a dah. On these occasions, when I push the paddle, the
contact don't produces anything.

 So far, the fixes that have read:

 - clean the black anodizing around the hole where the head of the thumb
screw sits. I was told that it was done at the factory starting at a S/N
earlier than mine, so I did not tried it. Maybe I should do it.
 - To 'file' the contacts screws.. Done this, but not much change...
 - Changing the spring: I did not do it, and wonder of it could be THE fix..

 It is a bit strange that after all the complaints about the KXPD3, Elecraft
has not fixed that once and for all...?

 About the spring, I would suggest that Elecraft provides us with a set of 3
to 4 new springs of different tensions so that we can test/choose the one
that works best for each user.

 73 de VE2PID KX3 S/N 190



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