[Elecraft] Keyer goes berserk

[Dick Dievendorff]

To troubleshoot this, the first thing I'd test is just a simple paddle
connected to the K3 paddle input, with no other electronics.  Does the K3
keyer work? A string of dits to one side, a string of dahs to the other?
Responsive to the K3 speed control?

Then I'd plug the paddle into the K3 KEY input, and see if pressing the
paddle to one side causes a solid key down.

If that all works, the problem probably isn't the K3.

My guess is that you may have plugged the external keyer into the K3's
paddle input.  It should probably instead be plugged into the K3's KEY
jack.  Both are adjacent 1/4" phone plugs and I've certainly made this
mistake myself.

Good hunting!

73 de Dick, K6KR

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of Madison Jones
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2020 13:36
To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Keyer goes berserk

Neither the key nor paddle work on my K3. Using N1MM+ with a paddle and
MORTTY keyer hooked up, when attempting to send a command via the keyboard,
the K3 gave gibberish. When I attempted to use the paddle, it acted as a
straight key. Rebooted everything with the same result. After testing the
computer, all cables, connectors, the paddle, and the MORTTY interface and
finding all will operate satisfactorily with a Brand X transceiver using the
same N1MM+ program, same computer and with a paddle, I hooked everything
back up to the K3. Now the K3 will not key at all, either through the
program or manually with the paddle. Any suggestions before I send it back
to Elecraft?

73

Madison
W5MJ
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