[Elecraft] [POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: Need K3 Board

[Ken K6MR]

On 11/27/2021 9:30 AM, Dr. William J. Schmidt wrote:
> I have the rework equipment in my RF lab to fix these boards and have done so on many occasions (there are basically only two parts that can go bad on the USB side... the ESD diode pack and the MAX-USB chip, both of which are surface mount packs that can easily be removed).

I’ve only repaired two of these boards, but it was way more than two parts.  The ones I fixed had the hub, voltage regulator, switches, and one other device get toasted.  All surface mount, so easy fix once the dead parts were identified.  Cheap too, I think it was no more than $10 per board parts cost.

Ken K6MR

From: David Gilbert<mailto:ab7echo at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2021 09:17
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net<mailto:elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: Need K3 Board


I think that's an excellent offer.  In the absence of Elecraft
supporting these older boards (as I stated in my first post, when I
asked Elecraft to repair my KIO3 they declined), it would be great if we
could compile a small database of people like yourself willing and able
to do proper repair ... for a reasonable fee, of course.

If somebody was willing to do this on a regular basis, I suspect that
many of us would be willing to simply donate older/excess boards.  I
have a couple that I would.

73,
Dave   AB7E


On 11/27/2021 9:30 AM, Dr. William J. Schmidt wrote:
> I have the rework equipment in my RF lab to fix these boards and have done so on many occasions (there are basically only two parts that can go bad on the USB side... the ESD diode pack and the MAX-USB chip, both of which are surface mount packs that can easily be removed).  If you have bad KIO3B boards, please sell them to those of us that can repair them and keep them in stock for future needs.
>
>
> Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ
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> email:  bill at wjschmidt.com
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