[Elecraft] K3 with subrx - intermittent main RX problem and pwr out

[brian]

Also make sure TMP connectors to and from synthesizer/KREF/Subrx boards 
are secure.

Brian/K3KO

On 5/4/2017 13:46 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Olaf,
>
> The relays used by Elecraft are quite reliable, so I suspect that is not
> a reasonable source of the problem.  In more than 12 years of repairing
> the Elecraft legacy gear (more than 1200 repairs), I have had to replace
> only a small handful of relays due to failure.  I have replaced several
> where the builder has distorted the case with a soldering iron.
>
> I would double and triple check the SUBIN and SUBOUT connectors.  A
> connector failure is much more likely than a relay failure.
>
> You might contact K3support to see if they have encountered a situation
> like yours before.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 5/4/2017 3:31 AM, la3rk wrote:
>> I have a K3 approx 8 years old. Fully equipped with subrx, 100W PA,
>> antenna
>> tuner and in/out module.
>>
>> When I connect the subrx, the main rx sometimes loses signal and at
>> the same
>> time power out goes to zero.
>>
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