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

[Dave Sublette]

I haven't heard from Elecraft yet, I am pretty sure I will need a KIO3
repaired.  I will be watching this thread.

73,

Dave, K4TO

On Sat, Nov 27, 2021, 2:49 PM Ken K6MR <k6mr at outlook.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
> > email:  bill at wjschmidt.com
> >
>
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