[Elecraft] K3- Part fell out!

[James Michener]

If the radio still works, and if you find what part it is, Elecraft can 
cost reduce the design.. :->

--Jim K9JM

On 1/23/2023 1:40 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> Does the radio still work?  If I find loose parts but the radio still 
> works, I consider them to be spare parts. 😉  Seriously, does it 
> appear to be electronic in nature ... i.e. does it have terminals or 
> solder points?
>
> 73,
>
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
>
> Dennis W1UE wrote on 1/23/2023 1:21 PM:
>> 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.
>>
>> Can anyone maybe help me find where it should be going?  I know its 
>> not an
>> easy
>> thing to diagnose, but any suggestions on where it should go before I 
>> try
>> taking
>> the radio apart again.
>>
>> Dennis w1UE
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