> Perhaps the board that the ACC connector is attached to needs to be > reseated? Any other ideas?
Check the 12V sense mod: http://www.elecraft.com/K3/mods/KPA3_12V_Sense_Modification_Rev_B.pdf Symptoms sound exactly like what you describe and I suspect your s/n is well before the modification was added to routine production. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 3/9/2011 7:58 PM, Jeff Kinzli N6GQ wrote: > Hi Don, yes, I have checked this - there is nothing connected to the > ACC connector or the RS232 port when this occurs. > > Perhaps the board that the ACC connector is attached to needs to be > reseated? Any other ideas? > > Thanks, > > Jeff > > On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 16:51, Don Wilhelm<w3...@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> Jeff, >> >> It sounds like the Remote Power ON signal (on the ACC connector) is becoming >> active for some reason or another. If anything external to the K3 or >> internal is pulling ACC pin 8 to ground, the behavior will be as you >> describe. If you have a cable plugged into the ACC connector it should be >> checked for that condition. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> On 3/9/2011 6:47 PM, Jeff Kinzli N6GQ wrote: >>> >>> Hi there, I have a K3 (s/n in the 400's with most upgrades done) >>> intermittantly turns it self on, and sometimes won't shut down (via >>> the front panel power switch). >>> >>> I believe my PS is in good order, and nothing but antenna, PS and >>> paddle are connected to the back. It doesn't appear to be related to >>> anything external, and it's not dependable, just intermittant. It >>> started doing this a few months ago, then went away, and now started >>> up again. >>> >>> Maybe one of the boards needs to be reseated? Anyone else seen issues >>> like this? For now, I'm just powering off the PS when the radio is not >>> in use, and when it won't shut off, I have to turn the PS off to shut >>> the radio off. If I turn the PS back on at that point, the radio comes >>> back on. >>> >>> I have not yet tried another PS or battery to see if that's the >>> culprit but that will be my next step if this isn't a common problem. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Jeff N6GQ >>> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
