[Elecraft] Internal speaker problem

Nr4c nr4c at widomaker.com
Sat Mar 11 17:47:30 EST 2017


You do have the passing under the span wide brace, don't you? And not clamped to it by the top cover. 

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...nr4c. bill


> On Mar 11, 2017, at 9:35 AM, Chuck Chandler <chandlerusm at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Well, this morning I got a chance to put the K3S on the bench.  Thanks to
> some info from Lyle KK7P and Bob N6TV as to how things were wired up I was
> prepared to trace this and that... O'scope was ready...
> 
> Turned out to be a loose wire where the internal speaker lead connects to
> the speaker lugs.  I was all wrapped around the axle on CONFIG settings and
> worried that a multi-pin connector might not have been seated properly...
> turned out to be a simple problem.  The solder lug on the speaker itself
> looks to be well soldered, but there is what looks like a crimp in that
> conductor just a bit upstream.  My bet is there is a break in the wire
> inside the insulator there.
> 
> For now, some electrical tape is holding the wire tight against the speaker
> so it can't move around.  I'll email support and request a replacement.
> Thanks for the info, fellows!
> 
> 73 de Chuck, WS1L
> 
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