[Elecraft] K-POD Button Switches Intermittently triggering the wrong macro

[Ken]

I have had this problem for years also and wonder if there is any way to clean the switches?  It is a real spoiler when it pulls this stunt, seemingly always when chasing some great dx.  Would love to know what really is going on with this along with a good “fix”. 

Ken, NU4I 

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> On Nov 6, 2020, at 14:20, Steve Lund <k6um.elist at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Let me know your solution as my KPOD has the same problem.
> 
> The buttons on the K3 always work as expected, but the KPOD buttons don't.
> A real pain in cw pileups.
> 
> Steve, K6UM
> 
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 3:55 PM hawley, charles j jr <c-hawley at illinois.edu>
> wrote:
> 
>> I posted this on Elecraft .io but will try here as well...
>> 
>> I love this K-Pod, BUT I’ve sort of worn out 3 of them. The symptom is
>> that the most used buttons get noisy and trigger another macro from another
>> address. When I had the first one do that, I did extensive testing to
>> eliminate rf noise, etc.
>> And a new unit however proved to work perfectly...for about 4 months. When
>> it started doing the same thing Elecraft said it was highly unlikely and
>> especially twice to the same guy, but they sent me another one anyway.
>> Great company!
>> Now that one after a year is doing it again. I rearranged the macros to
>> different buttons of the two macros I mostly use, and it works flawlessly
>> again for me. I doubt that Elecraft will keep sending me these things, but
>> maybe I’m missing something. But all I can come up with is noisy switches,
>> double triggering. No switch bounce protection?
>> I notice now on the Elecraft site that there are PC boards available for
>> about $120. Almost doable if the switches are not available separately, and
>> less expensive than the $290 for a new unit.
>> Has anyone come up with a part # for the original switches?
>> Elecraft...?
>> 
>> Chuck Hawley
>> c-hawley at illinois.edu
>> 
>> Amateur Radio, KE9UW
>> aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles
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