It should be whisper quiet, especially at low speeds. Be sure nothing is touching the fan. Sometimes a wire can get pushed into the "finger guard" or, just inside the rear panel, the circuit breaker wiring might be pushed over where it can touch a spinning hub or blades.
If it's a factory built K3 and you've not had the cover off to peek inside, that's every easy. Nine of the flat head screws on top release the cover. There's a drawing in Appendix A to your Owner's manual that shows exactly which screws to remove. If that doesn't bring relief, a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] certainly will! Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- I'm sure that one of the fans on the back of my new K3 is noisier than it should be, as if the bearings are wearing. Even at the lowest level it is a bit annoying, especially as folks were saying how quiet the radio is in this respect. Has anyone else experienced this? 73 Stephen K3 s/n 980 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com