[Elecraft] Foot Switch Doesn't Work - Now Working

[kg6mzs]

Hello Reflector,

For absolutely no reason I can discern the footswitch is working this 
morning.

While I am happy about that, I know that it just didn't start working 
because it "felt like it" like some woo woo types might suggest.  I sure 
would like to know what the ghost in the machine really was.

I guess we don't get to know everything.

Thanks to all who took time to help me.  I really appreciate it!

73 Eric KG6MZS

On 7/29/20 5:54 AM, Andrew Hebden wrote:

> Hi,
> I went through something similar but it turned out to be the centre contact on the PTT IN phono socket in the K3S. I tested the voltage on the socket and everything seemed fine, also checked the cabling and microswitch on the foot switch. Upon further inspection it looked like the inner connection on the socket appeared to be splayed out slightly and just didn't make contact. In fairness I did get the odd occasion that it worked but was certainly not reliable. I had tried other phono plugs but to no avail.
> Rather than open up the box I slightly squeezed the phono plug on the footswitch to an oval shape. Not had a problem since.
> Must remember to fix the socket at some point.
>
> Andrew
> G8BYB