Jim, Don't know if you have solved this problem yet but it was one of the symptoms I was getting, amongst a lot of others, back a few months ago. Turned out to be corrosion on the front panel connectors - my shack gets cold and damp in the winter. I removed the front panel assembly, cleaned the connector contacts with some switch cleaner fluid, applied some electrical contact lubricant called 'Contralube', re-assembled and all has been well since then. An added advantage is that the lubricant stuff allows the connectors to mate and un-mate (?) much more easily and I no longer need a screw-driver/lever, in the slot provided, to remove the front panel assembly.
73 Tom G3OLB <Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 21:11:09 -0400 From: "Jim Spears" <[email protected]> Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] ERR PL1 has shown up To: <[email protected]> Cc: 'Gary Surrency' <[email protected]> Message-ID: <003801cc50b1$104da820$30e8f860$@net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Yesterday I got an ERR PL1 when changing to 12m. I did a VCO CAL and it went away. This evening, I changed to 20m and got ERR PL1 again. I did a VCO CAL and it did not go away but showed up with an E 000129 ERR VCO. Since I am on east coast, many Elecrafters will see this before the support elves come on line Tuesday morning. suggestions? Jim/N1NK> ______________________________________________________________ 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
