[Elecraft] [K3] short circuit at power terminals

[Fred Townsend]

Lew, with a good digital ohm meter and 0.6 ohms of resistance you can
sometimes walk down the traces looking for a 0.0 (or as low as your test
leads measure) short. This doesn't always work since your problem may not be
a dead short but it is a simple starting point before going into more
advanced trouble shooting.
73
Fred, AE6QL

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Lewis Phelps
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:50 PM
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Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] short circuit at power terminals

Yikes!  My reliable K3-10 has developed a short circuit across the power
input terminals.  Well, to be exact, not quite a dead short. It measures 0.6
ohms across the PowerPole connectors. It most certainly does blow fuses on
the input line.  

Any suggestions for trouble shooting?  And also for a possible cause of the
problem?

Lew N6LEW
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