[Elecraft] my k3 2244 lost power out at FD,,,,, NY9H

[Keith Trinity WE6R]

Hi Bill;
K3 2244 has not been in for service that I can find.
It definitely needs gold pins front and rear etc.
It could use many of the updates on my checklist to bring it up to current.
Keith WE6R K3/K4 Tech


my spare rig K3,,.,,  decided to not have power out when set up for 
Field Day GOTA..
strange as it had no ssb output,,,, however hitting tune did indeed have 
power....
Ok so it has CW  right !
no SSB      boo hiss....
tested over & over .... using the tune command for testing cw ...  
  embarrassing for an elecraft fan to have bad radio ....
DO YOU SEE MY ERROR ???????
Opened it up to ;look around.....  checked the circuit breaker...looiked 
all good....
then I realized that  testing under 12 watts ,,the relay was clicking 
....i had power, but not over 12 watts...
then realized that TUNE  was not really CW.,..but CW at 8 watts!!!! 
cranked tune pwr to 15 watts  and no output.
PWR AMP !!!! NOT THERE....
PULLED OUT CIRCUIT BREAKER  AND ,DID A 5x DIS/RECONNECT OF THE QUICK 
CONNECT F1 CONNECTORS ..
ALL IS GOOD NOW,,,,  BAD CONNECTION AT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER,,,
proceeded with k3 for gota fd,,,
bill
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