[Elecraft] K3 internal connectors

[GRANT YOUNGMAN]

The connectors are not difficult to replace.  

I know that some folks have had issues.  My own K3 is a 2000-range serial number and I’ve not yet had any kind of problem.  I did replace the pins on the 100W amp module as a preventative, but have not done so on the FP board, although I have the pins.  But that can likely also be fixed by unplugging, putting on a bit of DeOxit, and plugging back in.  The wiping action alone of plugging and unplugging a couple of times will likely take care of it on its own — although I’m sure someone has a different opinion, because that’s the way it is :-)

Grant NQ5T
K3 #2091, KX3 #8342


> On Mar 22, 2018, at 2:14 PM, Mark E. Musick <markmusick at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tom,
> When I had K3 serial No. 3505 in for upgrades they upgraded it to the gold
> pins. I asked the same question and was told it was somewhere between 4000
> and 4100. They can't give an exact number due to some orders being kits
> versus the factory assembled units.
> 
> Mark, WB9CIF
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of Tom Boucher
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2018 2:57 PM
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 internal connectors
> 
> Can anyone tell me at what point (Date-S/No.) Elecraft started fitting gold
> flashed connector pins on the internal connectors? A member of our contest
> group is interested in buying a used K3 and I have advised him not to get an
> older one because of the connector reliability issues.
>