[Elecraft] K3S: LCD backlight is on, but no segments are lit

[Christopher Hoover]

I went to bed last night leaving the radio on to decode 6m meteor scatter.

This morning I found the LCD blank.

The backlight is on, but there are no segments lit.

Power cycle does not change anything.

All the settings seem reasonable:

MN002;
MP;MP007;
MN003;
MP;MP005;
MN004;
MP;MP003;

Elecraft support says to send it in -- possibly a problem solder joint.
The current repair backlog is 2-3 weeks.

I am leaving for a trip on Monday and I was intended to take the radio with
me, so sending it in would be ... inconvenient.   I'd be frustrated about
losing the radio for 2-3 weeks even without the trip.

Has anyone seen this problem and fixed it themselves?

-ch
73 de AI6KG