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

[Charlie T, K3ICH]

How are they re-useable once they're crimped?

I guess you could maybe pry the crimp apart. (??)

Chas

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Arck [mailto:ken at arcomcontrollers.com] 
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2016 1:34 PM
To: Charlie T, K3ICH <pincon at erols.com>; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] FW: Well Hell.... I just bricked my K3s

They're reusable but I agree. I have never been a fan

Ken


At 10:23 AM 7/3/2016, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote:

>One more reason to NOT use power-poles.
>
>Did I mention that I don't like them?
>They are hard to use, over-rated, unreliable and not re-useable.
>
>Charlie k3ICH
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
>lmarion
>Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2016 11:49 AM
>To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net; Ken Arck <ken at arcomcontrollers.com>
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Well Hell.... I just bricked my K3s
>
>What a relief!!   I love my K3S, and hope every  ham has the pleasure of a
>high performance rig.
>Another Elecraft superior moment,  it did not destroy itself and waited 
>for the oops moment to pass.
>
>Another teaching moment: Check power supply is No 1 on every trouble 
>shoot chart.
>
>Congratulations Ken and 73   Leroy AB7CE
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ken Arck
>Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2016 9:21 AM
>To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Well Hell.... I just bricked my K3s
>
>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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