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

[Christopher Hoover]

Gary AB7MY from Elecraft suggested that it was likely a shorted C102.
Indeed it was.   Thanks, Gary!   73 de AI6KG


On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 10:22 PM, Christopher Hoover <ch at murgatroid.com>
wrote:

> Hi Eric,
>
> Thanks for the response.
>
> As I mentioned in my positing, I'm on "the line" with the support people
> and have an active thread.
>
> They want my rig for 2-3 weeks, which is not compatible with my travel
> plans, so I'm looking for other ways to fix the problem.
>
> -christopher.
> 73 de AI6KG
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 10:09 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft <
> eric at elecraft.com> wrote:
>
>> Better yet, email support at elecraft.com
>>
>> Our tech support team is here ti help!
>>
>> 73,
>> Eric
>> elecraft.com
>> _..._
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Aug 2, 2017, at 7:06 PM, Wes Stewart <wes_n7ws at triconet.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > You're an hour away from Elecraft. Your options:
>> >
>> > 1) Drive it down and tell them you'll wait.
>> >
>> > 2) Drive it down and ask for a loaner.
>> >
>> > 3) Come by my house in Tucson and I'll loan you one.
>> >
>> > Wes  N7WS
>> >
>> > 8/2/2017 6:06 PM, Christopher Hoover wrote:
>> >> 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
>> >
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