[Elecraft] K3 that has gone deaf

[George Fremin III]

Dave 

I saw that. And I have poked around 

I think d25 is the most likely based on what I see.  

The part numbers in that post are the same for both d5 and d25 so I think one of them is incorrect.  

I might try tracing the signal a bit more to prove it is d25.  

I removed and jumpered the kvx3 so it is not d5   

George Fremin III

> On Oct 12, 2022, at 6:49 PM, David Hachadorian <k6ll.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  Hi George,
> 
> Maybe the second paragraph from Elecraft here will help:
> https://marc.info/?l=elecraft&m=145323127930319&w=2
> 
> 73
> 
> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
> 
> On 10/12/2022 9:54 AM, George Fremin III wrote:
>> I have a K3 that has gone deaf.  It can bearly hear my XG1 at 50 uV
>> plugged into either the RX or ANT-1 ports.
>> 
>> It does not have an antenna tuner. 
>> 
>> I have removed KXV3 option and put jummpers in W1 and W2.
>> 
>> It remains deaf.
>> 
>> >From doing some reading I see that D25 could be the issue. 
>> 
>> Is there a way for me to prove that or do I just need to replace D25
>> to find out?
>> 
>> I do notice that if I touch some areas on the bottom board the signal
>> does increase.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>