Re: [Elecraft] big problem
Do you use Anderson PowerPoles for anything else in the Shack? If so, try one to see if it's the lead end or the APPs mounted on the board. Did you solder the APP to the lead? Double check the contacts are pushed firmly home. Any chance you got too much solder on the contacts? In my experience (all my 12v gear is APP), it takes quite a lot of 'pull' to separate them when they are made correctly. 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 -- Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own. -Adam Lindsay Gordon, poet (1833-1870) On 10 Oct 2008, at 12:39, W2XB wrote: Good morning all, Have a super big problem with the K3 :-) Every time I move the K3 the power plug falls out. Changed the connectors and still comes out with the slightest movement of the rig. Any suggestions on keeping it snug. Tried tweaking the contacts with no luck. ___ 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
RE: [Elecraft] big problem
Morning, Don. I had the same problem. I had not installed the clips properly in the connector. By this, I mean that I had not pushed the metal clips far enuff forward for them to snap into a locked position. Because of this, they would cause the connector to disengage with the slightest movement of the radio. Look at the assy manual very carefully with the connector in hand. I believe you'll see this is your problem. Good luck. 73 Dick, K5AND 00050 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of W2XB Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 6:40 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] big problem Good morning all, Have a super big problem with the K3 :-) Every time I move the K3 the power plug falls out. Changed the connectors and still comes out with the slightest movement of the rig. Any suggestions on keeping it snug. Tried tweaking the contacts with no luck. Don...w2xb Not really a problem just a little annoying. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/big-problem-tp1316022p1316022.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] big problem
Same here - just by brushing up against the cable I often lose connection. Been a problem recently as I was interconnecting the K3 with the rest of the station. I think I will make a new cable assembly and see if that helps. PowerPoles are great for quick connect/disconnect, but in a radio that just sits on the table month after month a more secure connector might be a better choice. Jerry W4UK At 07:39 AM 10/10/2008, W2XB wrote: Good morning all, Have a super big problem with the K3 :-) Every time I move the K3 the power plug falls out. Changed the connectors and still comes out with the slightest movement of the rig. Any suggestions on keeping it snug. Tried tweaking the contacts with no luck. Don...w2xb Not really a problem just a little annoying. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/big-problem-tp1316022p1316022.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] big problem
What Dick mentioned is entirely true in my experience, but I might add that the condition should be corrected promptly. The fact that the connector is loose also says that there is a marginal electrical contact that is prone to arcing and heating, and in the extreme could cause a fire to develop. For your own safety as well as the health of your K3, correct it promptly. 73, Don W3FPR Dick Hanson wrote: Morning, Don. I had the same problem. I had not installed the clips properly in the connector. By this, I mean that I had not pushed the metal clips far enuff forward for them to snap into a locked position. Because of this, they would cause the connector to disengage with the slightest movement of the radio. Look at the assy manual very carefully with the connector in hand. I believe you'll see this is your problem. Good luck. 73 Dick, K5AND 00050 ___ 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
RE:[Elecraft] Big problem
Hello gents, Thanks to all that answered my call for help. Fixed the problem. After reading all the e-mails, I checked the connector pins. I used the wrong ones. When I made up a new cable. I have two size pins . I used the one for the large gauge wire.And it didn't make the right connection. Changed the pins and all is well. Thanks a lot for all the time and help. Don...w2xb -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/RE%3ABig-problem-tp1316444p1316444.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ 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
