[Elecraft] FOLLOW UP: K3 Power problem: won't shut down and blankscreen on power on

[D Joyce]

Cary:  I think your problem may be related to the note at the top of page 10 
in Rev B3 or the KAT500 manual.  It says

IMPORTANT:  If you are using the KAT500 with an Elecraft K3 transceiver 
connected using DB15 cables as shown in Figure 1 or Figure 2, you must apply 
power to the KAT500 before turning the K3 On.  If you turn the K3 on before 
applying power to the KAT500 the K3 will not be able to initialize 
correctly.

73,  Doug  VE3MV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hunsdon Cary III" <h3cary at gmail.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 9:09 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] FOLLOW UP: K3 Power problem: won't shut down and 
blankscreen on power on


F/Up on power problem:  My KAT500 is powered separately with a SEC-1223. 
When I turned the SEC-1223 on to activate the KAT500,  my K3 display 
suddenly came to life and the power button works again - go figure!
73,
Cary, K4TM


On Apr 11, 2013, at 9:01 PM, Hunsdon Cary III <h3cary at gmail.com> wrote:

> Elecrafters:  Tech support at Elecraft is closed at the moment.  I had a 
> nice QSO with W0YY a few minutes ago and when I went to shut down the K3, 
> the "Power" button did not work.  Tried pushing it from a variety of 
> angles, no dice. I powered down by turning my Astron RS-35M off - that did 
> the trick!  After supper, I sat down for some 40 meter fun and, lo and 
> behold, the power button worked BUT the display is BLANK…no K4TM welcoming 
> message….TOTALLY BLANK!
> Any ideas before Elecraft tech support comes on line for me about noon 
> tomorrow?
> Tnx & 73,
> Cary, K4TM
> Lynchburg VA
> Elecraft K3-100 #3448, KAT500 #144, KPA500 #698
> h3cary at gmail.com
>
>
>

H. Cary III
h3cary at gmail.com



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