[Elecraft] Help,advise K3/KPA500 problem

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

The auxbus connection on the ACC jack seems to be open.

This is the one that always gets folks...  This trouble is 95 percent
something not in all the way.  The other 4 percent is breaking a wire or
connector.  The other 1 percent is an accidental change to a menu setting.
 In particular:

Make sure that *every single connector* is in *all the way* on both boxes,
properly seated.  That means *EACH *cable connector, *skipping none*,
whether you took it out or not, checking at *BOTH* ends.

Wish I had a buck for every time that was the answer for something
"suddenly" not working.  Of course, I've only done that to myself dozens of
times.  Same answer for me, too  :>)

73, Guy

On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:05 PM, r miles <greenacres113 at charter.net> wrote:

>
> They have been humming along for  a yr. I'm not computer savy so with help
> from my friend Jamie I was up and going. Three days ago my outboard keyer
> died. I pulled the K3 forward on the desk to plug in  my spare keyer. [I
> prefer an outboard keyer]. When all was connected & the radio pushed back
> in position the K3 & KPA500 are not talking. I get no message on the K3
> display the KPA is on. The amp is just bypassing RF. The KPA displays the
> K3 output power but when I key the amp sits in standby.The band following
> is not working. They just are not communicating. Jamie suggested unplugging
> all the interconnect cables & reinserting them in the K3 & KPA. Maybe a
> lost connection.
> That had no effect. I'm open to suggestions as a starting point or if
> anyone else has experienced this & how they resolved the problem. I want to
> get the KPA going as I have a new KAT500 in a box on the shack floor.
> TNX
> K9IL
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