[Elecraft] K3: Replacing Headphone Jack

[Jim McDonald]

To reduced wear on the headphone jacks, I leave my headphones plugged in all the time, both the front and rear panel jacks.  I turn the speakers on and off with a macro:

MN097;UP;MN255;

I have the macro available in three (!) places:

	DXLab's Commander
	K-Pod
	Win4K3Suite

For that matter, I don't use the front panel controls very much, instead using the K-Pod, logging programs, or Win4K3Suite.

73,  Jim N7US

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Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 13:39
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Subject: [Elecraft] K3: Replacing Headphone Jack

I'm about to replace the headphone jack on my K3 - the first two times it failed I had Elecraft do it while it was back there other work, but this time, it's otherwise FB, and I have the part, so...

I can probably reverse-engineer the removal of the front panel from the original construction manual, but thought I'd ask first whether there might, perhaps, be an easier way when working on a completed  and working rig.

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