[Elecraft] Field repairs to K3s

[Drew AF2Z]

I've done a couple of repairs on my old K3: blown pin diodes on the 
transverter board, and the corroded 12 vdc connector pins on the KPA3 
amp. Have also done several component-level mod kits supplied by Elecraft.

I think Elecraft will supply all K3 parts that are still in production 
and, if I'm not mistaken, they stockpile end-of-life components for 
future repairs. But you can't expect parts to be available forever.

FWIW, I recently managed to find a ceramic filter for my Argonaut V that 
is out of production. I ordered directly from TenTec. Amazingly they 
still had a few in stock.

73,
Drew
AF2Z



On 05/26/18 11:12, Gerald Capodieci wrote:
> Thanks Paul:
> You have some wonderful luck. I bought a Tentec Eagle and Omni 7 and both failed within 2 years. I opened both to look for problems. though both were labeled ‘Made in USA’ most components were labeled ‘Made in China’ and are no longer available. For both repairs they need to be shipped back to Tennessee to their shop now employing a part time repair person. Reading the forums, reliable repairs are questionable. So I’m about ready to give up on the hobby.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 25, 2018, at 11:15 PM, na5n at zianet.com wrote:
>>
>> Gerald Capodieci writes:
>>
>>> I'm looking to buy a radio that does not need to be sent back to the
>>> manufacturer for basic repairs.
>>
>> Gerald,
>>
>> Repair implies a failure has occurred.  Most radios these days, and certainly Elecraft, are highly reliable rigs short of receiving some sort of abuse.  Sure, failures do sometime occur, but fairly rare.  There are countless thousands of Elecraft and other radios on the air after years of use with no problems.  Many being carried to mountain tops (SOTA) and back frequently.  I bought a TenTec Triton IV in 1978 (?) when they first came out - the first solid state full CW QSK rig ... and quite a few rigs since.  Haven't had one failure on any of them in those 40 years.  I don't think you have much to worry about.
>>
>> 72, Paul NA5N
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