[Elecraft] K3 problem

[George Thornton]

I want to echo my appreciation of Elecraft repair service.

I had my K3 in a few years ago after it malfunctioned during field use.

They also went through it and made all sorts of additions and calibrations.

Really well worth the moderate cost and inconvenience.    

The unit continues to perform flawlessly.

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Clark Macaulay
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2019 8:03 AM
To: Jim Leder <k8cxm at hotmail.com>
Cc: Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 problem

Jim,

In my view, that is a very wise decision.  I'm 77 yrs of age ("seasoned
citizen") with shaky hands.  After observing just how small the SMD components are when trying to install the K-pod mod for powering via its data cable,  I realized my 6 year old K3 with an annoying problem (PWR control mushy) needed to be sent home (aka The SPA).

What I hadn't expected was that they would also bring the radio up to the latest specs by installing gold pins, installing the latest firmware (which I thought I had done), repairing a LPA problem I didn't know I had, and performing all of the calibrations (my POWER reading was significantly off, they said).  Yes, it was a little expensive ($400), but well worth it, and my K3 will now serve me well for many years to come.  You will not be disappointed.

On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 9:35 AM Jim Leder <k8cxm at hotmail.com> wrote:

> This is a follow up on the VFO B control problem with a friend’s older K3.
>
> Thanks to all the ideas and suggestions! I do agree that it is likely 
> the infamous K3 connector problem. As I mentioned, the K3 is an older 
> unit. The ham who it belongs to is 78 with bad eyes, and shaky hands. 
> I’m 74 with bad eyes and shaky hands. Neither of us feels qualified to 
> tear into it for what hopefully is the main issue. It could still be a bad encoder.
> Since he needs a few other things done with the unit, he made the 
> decision to send it back to Elecraft and have qualified techs perform the repair.
> Painful and costly but necessary.
> When we did the hard reset, we hoped it would solve the B control problem.
> Well, it didn’t. Now we can’t even scroll through the CONFIG menus to 
> put everything back as he had it.
>
> Doesn’t matter. It needs to go home.
>
> Thanks again for the valued suggestions!!
>
> 73 …
>
> Jim Leder … K8CXM
>
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Clark, WU4B
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