Try reseating the FP board and check the solder connections around the LCD pins. Having a number of segments turn on sounds like a grounding problem.
73, matt W6NIA On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:43:06 -0400, you wrote: >Hi, folks, my K3, serial no. 584, has developed an intermittent >problem: at certain times after operating (mostly receiving) for a >hour or so the display suddenly turns on most of the elements (sorta >like the LCD TST when it's on) but not all of them. It's been doing >this for the past week to two weeks. I assumed it was a power supply >problem and cleaned all connections from the power supply to the rig >with DeoxIT but that didn't cure anything. Next I removed the front >panel and tried DeoxITting the connectors on it, but that didn't work >either. > >I'm sort of at an impasse (as one often is when a problem in >intermittent), so I turn to the collective wisdom of the group for >ideas to check. Any suggestions? > >Please? > >Thanks! > >73, > >Joe, W2RBA >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:[email protected] > >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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
