[Elecraft] K3 RIT not working

[Harald Fritzsche]

Hello Christian, all,
According to the schematics, the encoder is directly connected to the MCU pins.
I would assume, there is a connector issue in between?
Can you check both lines between encoder and MCU, if possible?

Vy73 
Harald 
DD0VS 

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> Am 24.04.2021 um 09:52 schrieb Christian Janssen DL1MGB <chris at dl1mgb.com>:
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>> Am 24.04.2021 um 09:52 schrieb Christian Janssen DL1MGB:
>> Hi Gernit,
>> 
>> maybe I was a bit unclear. The RIT didn't work before I changed the encoder. And it still doesn't work after I replaced the encoder by a brand new one directly shipped from Elecraft.
>> 
>> 73s Chris DL1MGB
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>>> Am 24.04.2021 um 09:39 schrieb G:
>>> Hi Chris
>>> I had the same issue with the filter shift pot. I mailed elecraft support and they sent me a replacement part. Takes some effort to replace it but it is doable.
>>> 73 Gernit DF5RF
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>>> Am 24.04.21, 07:38 schrieb Christian Janssen DL1MGB <chris at dl1mgb.com>:
>>> 
>>>    Hello,
>>> 
>>>    after doing some refurbishing (changing rotten connectors, cleaning,...) I was curious if changing the RIT encoder will make the RIT work again. But it doesn't.
>>> 
>>>    K3 #1532
>>>    Firmware 5.67
>>> 
>>>    I can press on the RIT and XIT button and it shows RIT and XIT in the display, the green LED below the CLR goes on. But when I turn the RIT knob, it stays at 0.00 and the frequency also doesn't change (also audibly). Also when both RIT and XIT are OFF and CONFIG:VFO CRS is ON, then no coarse with the RIT knob.
>>> 
>>>    Is there any hidden setting I missed? Or died just this RIT/XIT function on the board? I also couldn't see any broken lines or parts around the RIT encoder on the PCB.
>>> 
>>>    I am curious if there is easy help oout there.
>>> 
>>>    73s Chris DL1MGB
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