Don, I *thought* Wayne's fix had solved the problem but it's back "big time" and still only affects the dits. I was so confident I'd solved it that I took the KX3 to the top of an 1800' mountain today and made two QSOs that were full of sending errors. I decided to QRT early and preserve what remained of my reputation as a CW op. I was so confident that I didn't bring a spare key along. On the plus side the KX3 was a joy to use and a K3 op in TN thought it sounded real good. Tomorrow I'll call Elecraft Service and see what they want me to do. On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Stan, Information from Wayne on May 15 is below - try it. 73, Don W3FPR ------------------------------------------------------------------- A few KXPD3 users have found that the paddles operated intermittently. This can be easily corrected. First, completely remove one of the paddle thumbscrews. Next, using a drill bit that's somewhat larger than the #4 hole, add a * very * slight bevel (countersink) to the hole. This will remove a small amount of the black anodizing, allowing the thumbscrew to make consistent electrical contact with the keyer paddle housing. (The thumbscrew's post flares slightly where it joins the face; the flared area will contact the bevel in the aluminum.) We've already added this step for KXPD3s shipped starting today. 73, Wayne N6KR ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 6/9/2012 8:08 PM, stan levandowski wrote: Is anyone else seeing the following: KXPD3 randomly fails to produce a *beginning* "dit" - happens infrequently; perhaps once or twice every couple hundred characters. Issue does *not* occur with external paddle via key jack on left side. ______________________________________________________________ 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
