[Elecraft] K-Pod data wiring

[Harry Yingst]

As far as I can tell Pin One is connected to the reset pin on the CPU (Micro-controller)
I would assume it's the same on the K-pod as well.

The connector on the K3 appears to be a Programming connector for the main Micro-controller

You should be able to take an off the shelf 6 pin cable and carefully cut through the outer cable covering over pin 1.
Then cut a small section out off the inner Pin 1 wire and put a wrap of black tape over the cable to protect it.


I would think as long as the cut is close to the radio end it would be functionally the same as cutting it right at the connector.

I would thing the two main concerns are not having them connected and getting stray RF into pin 1 (hence cutting close to the radio end)





      From: Wes Stewart <wes_n7ws at triconet.org>
 To: Elecraft Reflector <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net> 
 Sent: Monday, January 2, 2017 11:41 AM
 Subject: [Elecraft] K-Pod data wiring
   
When my better half asked me for gift suggestions and I mentioned a K-Pod she 
thought that was a great idea since I've aggravated an old rotator cuff injury 
by constantly using my right hand tuning my K3 and running a mouse. I've since 
trained my left hand to run the mouse and thought I could run the K-Pod the same.

The problem is the supplied data cable is too short and too stiff.  (IMHO there 
are other deficiencies but those might be the subject of another message)  
Unfortunately, one is left to manufacture a cable, since there is an 
admonishment in the manual to NOT have a connection to Pin 1 (they don't want to 
rile up Jim Brown I guess).  The puzzling part is that they warn that if a 
standard RJ12 cable is modified (not sure how one would do this) to break the 
Pin 1 connection, the end with the disconnect should connect to the K3.  So I 
question: 1) Why should it matter?  2) If Pin 1 is unused why is it connected to 
something inside the K-Pod?

Wes  N7WS
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