[Elecraft] KX3PD missing some "dits" (?)

[Don Wilhelm]

Stan,

Information from Wayne on May 15 is below - try it.

73,
Don W3FPR
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A few KXPD3 users have found that the paddles operated intermittently.
This can be easily corrected.

First, completely remove one of the paddle thumbscrews. Next, using a
drill bit that's somewhat larger than the #4 hole, add a *very* slight
bevel (countersink) to the hole. This will remove a small amount of
the black anodizing, allowing the thumbscrew to make consistent
electrical contact with the keyer paddle housing. (The thumbscrew's
post flares slightly where it joins the face; the flared area will
contact the bevel in the aluminum.)

We've already added this step for KXPD3s shipped starting today.

73,
Wayne
N6KR
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On 6/9/2012 8:08 PM, stan levandowski wrote:
> Is anyone else seeing the following:  KXPD3 randomly fails to produce a
> *beginning* "dit" - happens infrequently; perhaps once or twice every
> couple hundred characters.  Issue does *not* occur with external paddle
> via key jack on left side.
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