[Elecraft] K3- Part fell out!

[David Lee / Seatools]

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On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 3:25 PM James Michener <jim at k9jm.com> wrote:

> 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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