[Elecraft] KX3 - DC Plug +

[Don Wilhelm]

Pierre,

The power jack on the early KX3s were not glued to the board, and the 
solder (or one of the lugs to the jack) would eventually break, 
especially if a right angle power plug was not used.  I got a new jack 
from Elecraft and fixed mine, and then glued it to the board with a 
small bead of epoxy around the perimeter of the jack - too much and you 
can make a non-conductive mess if any gets inside the jack itself.
I recall I did remove the board just as a precaution so I would do no 
harm to anything else - see the assembly manual and work backwards.

I can't comment on the second pixel of the display, but that would 
logically seem to be a bad (always on) output from a display driver - 
that being said, I would contact support at elecraft.com and see what they 
have to say.  If you have to send the KX3 in to fix the display problem, 
you may as well let the techs there at Watsonville fix the power jack at 
the same time.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 9/6/2015 7:51 PM, Pierre wrote:
> Hi Folks....
>
> Well after 3600+ QSOs with my KX3/SN190, I now have a couple of problems:
>
> 1- The DC plug is working intermittently.Think that I have to resolder it. Since I got the factory-built version, I would like to know what is the shortest way to (de)-assemble the rig to do the repair...? I Have the battery charger, tuner and roofing filters options in the radio.
>
> 2- The second pixel on the SWR display is lighted even without signal. Not a major problem .. just want to know what is going on ...
>
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