[Elecraft] K3- Part fell out!

[Clay Autery]

That's what the Chinese do....  Start taking parts out of the certified 
design until it quits working, and then put the last one back.

Clay E. Autery, Jr.
KY5G

On 1/25/2023 5:23 PM, James Michener 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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