[Elecraft] Well Hell.... I just bricked my K3s

[Ken Arck]

Thanks to all who replied to my plea for help!

I did find the problem this morning and man, it was not what I 
expected. The problem turned out to be that power was not getting to 
the radio. Well,,, actually it WAS getting to the radio - to the 
Power Poles -  but no further. I decided to poke around a bit and 
found that the solder connection on the positive pole - it appeared 
to be cracked, perhaps from the repeated removed of the power 
connector but it seems that the added current draw of the 100 watt PA 
did the connection in one way or another. I reflowed the connection 
and the radio is once again happy.

What threw me (and why no power wasn't my first thought to check) was 
that THUMP when the power button was tapped. I guess there was a 
enough charge in some capacitor to do that. Ah well, live and learn....

Again, thanks to all

Ken
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