[Elecraft] KX2 / KXPD2 shorting with stuck dots and "ERR KEY"

[Wayne Burdick]

Mike,

It sounds like your KXPD2 may have a 3D printed housing that was prepared incorrectly (sanded too much on the  back side). This could leave the screw heads slightly exposed. You can contact support to obtain a replacement.

As a temporary workaround, place a bit of adhesive label material on the back, over the screws.

73,
Wayne
N6KR




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> On Jun 16, 2018, at 11:37 PM, Michael Jarvis <michael at jarvis.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello, 
> 
> I'm a fairly new owner of a KX2 with a KXPD2 paddle, and I just noticed this evening that something is causing the paddle to get "stuck" sending dots. I have backed off the contacts and verified that the little wires aren't shorted, and I seem to have narrowed down the problem to how snugly it is attached to the KX2. 
> 
> If I tighten then thumb screws finger-snug, it starts sending dits as if it's shorted. Backing off the thumb screws a bit seems to help with the issue. Obviously there's a short somewhere, but I'm not sure where to check. I'm not sure why the tightness of the thumb screws on the KXPD2 would cause a short. 
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions on what to try next? I'm leaving for a camping trip tomorrow, and I'm taking the KX2 with me. I had hoped to use the KXPD2 paddle, but it looks like I may be packing one of my other paddles for this trip just in case. 
> 
> Any suggestions will be appreciated! Thanks!
> 
> 73, Mike Jarvis - N5MAJ
> 
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