[Elecraft] K3- Part fell out!

[Geert Jan de Groot]

On 23/01/2023 22:22, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> I dropped d a lock washer into the bowels of my K3 today, so had to invert
> the unit to get the washer out of the unit.  When I did so, the washer fell
> out of the unit, but so did another component.  Its a small rectangular
> part, white on one side and blackish on the other, and either "3K3" or
> "3R3" is stamped on it.  I don't know where the part came from, or where it
> should go back' I'm just sure it doesn't belong sitting on my bookshelf
> rather than be in the radio.

You will need to send a picture so that people can determine what it is.

I took the K3 schematics (since you didn't mention K3s) and did a search 
for 3.3 ohms and 3.3 kohms but that didn't give a hit, suggesting it may 
not be a resistor. There are 3 3.3uf capacitors in the radio.

Once we've established what it is we can search further.

I thought it would be a 3.3 ohm resistor that would run hot, un-solder 
itself but as said, can't find a schematic that has it.

GJ