[Elecraft] K3 suddenly died

[Lewis Phelps]

Belay my last.

K3 resurrected itself after about an hour. 

Is this a thermal shutoff issue? What might be the underlying cause?

Lew

Lew Phelps N6LEW
Pasadena, CA DM04wd
Elecraft K3-10 
Yaesu FT-7800 
Lew at N6LEW.US
www.ntlew.us



On Oct 5, 2013, at 1:16 PM, Lewis Phelps <lew at n6lew.us> wrote:

> I'm looking for troubleshooting ideas.  
> 
> My K3-10 suddenly died while in use.  Here's what happened:
> 
> I was listening and transmitting on 15 meters. Heard a station in Kansas 5-9 calling into the California QSO Party. I couldn't reach him despite a strong signal from him. SWR 1.1:0 outputting 12 watts. 
> 
> Beginning to think I was having some kind of problem, I decided to power off the K3 and turn it back on to reset it. When I hit the power switch, the rig shut off with a fairly loud "pop" from the speakers. 
> 
> Then it wouldn't turn back on at all. 
> 
> Power supply is fine; 13.98 volts from 50 amp Astron linear supply. Power cable is fine; full voltage at rig end of power cord. 
> 
> Disconnected all peripherals (speakers, straight key, transverter control cable and RF coax cables to xv432, and mic (Kenwood MC-90 into front panel). Still no joy.
> 
> Any suggestions, other than packing it to send to the Mother Ship?
> 
> Lew N6LEW
> 
> 
> 
> Lew Phelps N6LEW
> Pasadena, CA DM04wd
> Elecraft K3-10 
> Yaesu FT-7800 
> Lew at N6LEW.US
> www.ntlew.us
> 
> 
> 
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