[Elecraft] K3 strange power surging behavior

[Don Wilhelm]

Ray,

Count the number of problems you see posted here (or in the archives) in 
a month or even a year.  Try not to count those that are requests for 
"how do I do ..." assistance.  I think you should also discount the "my 
shack was hit with a lightning surge" reports as well, but that is up to 
you.

Then consider how many K3s are out there - over 8000 K3s, about 4000 
KX3s, I don't know how many P3s and KPA500s and KAT500s.

I think you will find the percentage of actual failures is quite a small 
percentage.

For many Elecraft owners, this reflector is the first resource when 
'something strange' is encountered.  There are a large number of owners 
who are willing to assist others with their 'problems'.
The second resource is Elecraft support, where quick responsiveness is 
the norm - many have mentioned the high level of support available from 
Elecraft.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/8/2014 1:13 AM, Raymond Bass wrote:
> I've been thinking about getting the K3, P3 and the amp but with all these problems I keep seeing I hesitate to purchase. I talked to a few owner that love the k3 so perhaps this is only a small group that has problems or do a lot of owners have these problems? I ned to know more before I shell out a lot of hard to dollars.  Any suggestion fellows?
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> On Monday, July 7, 2014 8:03 PM, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
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> Bill,
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> I cannot assure you that this is not some delayed effect of the
> lightning strike,
> However, try doing the TX Gain Calibration before anything else. You may
> want to run it 2 or 3 times if it does not help initially.
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