[Elecraft] Lightning Season, disconnect COMPUTER etc.

[Eric Swartz]

One note: Keith mis-spoke when he stated "Spare K3 board supplies are low
or gone".  We certainly are not stopping support and repairs for the K3 and
K3S. (Of course there are some lightning damaged radios that are not
economical to repair.) Though some repairs may take longer as replacement
parts are ordered.

What is happening is that we are pivoting from board swaps to component
level repairs on many K3 and K3S boards.  Also, we will still be building
boards for these radios that can be sold for upgrades and repair swap outs
on a case by case, lot basis, based on demand. (There is a sign up list
for upgrade / spare board requests on our web page for the upgrade boards.)

Eric
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On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 10:47 AM Keith Trinity WE6R <keith at elecraft.com>
wrote:

> Hi all;
> I am starting to see our yearly peak of Lightning damaged radios come in
> for repair, August through October.
>
> It is MOST likely to come in through the COMM PORT connected to your
> COMPUTER (via DSL or Cable Modem).
> Those lines are LONG and run for miles, so a direct hit is not necessary
> to do damage.
>
> Customer quotes; "I disconnected everything, EXCEPT..." then they list
> ONE item.
> Spare K3 board supplies are low or gone.
> Besides the most likely Comm Port, then obvious Antenna, I have seen
> lightning come in other things connected to the K3, like;
> DC power cord, ground, Paddle/Key, Key-Out to Amp etc.
> '73
> Keith WE6R, Elecraft K3 Tech
>
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