[Elecraft] Power up problem

[Dennis L. Haarsager]

The power jack seems solid and wiggling it and various wires associated
with the battery pack haven't made a difference.  Other than the two times
in quick succession last night, I've not been able to make it turn on.
 I'll contact Elecraft service since it seems like one of those two
switches.  This unit has had very little use outside my normal operating
station, so it's not been bounced around.

73,
Dennis


On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Dennis,
>
> Clearly something is intermittent.
>
> Is your KX3 an early one?  If so, the power jack was not glued to the
> board, and the power jack may have broken away from the solder pads.  I
> forget the serial number at which they started to glue the jacks to the
> board.
>
> Either open the KX3 and check the mounting of the power jack visually or
> just try 'wiggling' it a bit to see if you can power it on.
>
> In any case you will probably have to email support.  If it is the power
> jack and you are capable of changing it yourself, they can get a new jack
> to you.  Glue the new one down with epoxy, but don't let it get all over
> other areas of the board.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>
>
> On 2/9/2014 9:28 AM, Dennis L. Haarsager wrote:
>
>> Last night I turned it on and off twice.  Didn't move it a millimeter
>> overnight, but this morning again the KX3 won't turn on.  Intermittent
>> problems are the worst.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Dennis, N7DH
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 9:03 PM, Dennis L. Haarsager <haarsager at gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>>  Two hours later ... tried it one more time before going to bed and this
>>> time it came on just fine.  Seems as though one of the switches is
>>> intermittent.
>>>
>>> I'm on the reflector's digest mode, so won't see any responses until
>>> tomorrow.  If there were such, many thanks.
>>>
>>> Dennis, N7DH/4
>>>
>>>
>>>
>