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

[John Hendricks]

John K7JLT

On Wed, Jul 29, 2020, 7:56 AM kg6mzs <contact at kg6mzs.net> wrote:

> 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
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