Belay my last. K3 resurrected itself after about an hour.
Is this a thermal shutoff issue? What might be the underlying cause? Lew Lew Phelps N6LEW Pasadena, CA DM04wd Elecraft K3-10 Yaesu FT-7800 l...@n6lew.us www.ntlew.us On Oct 5, 2013, at 1:16 PM, Lewis Phelps <l...@n6lew.us> wrote: > I'm looking for troubleshooting ideas. > > My K3-10 suddenly died while in use. Here's what happened: > > I was listening and transmitting on 15 meters. Heard a station in Kansas 5-9 > calling into the California QSO Party. I couldn't reach him despite a strong > signal from him. SWR 1.1:0 outputting 12 watts. > > Beginning to think I was having some kind of problem, I decided to power off > the K3 and turn it back on to reset it. When I hit the power switch, the rig > shut off with a fairly loud "pop" from the speakers. > > Then it wouldn't turn back on at all. > > Power supply is fine; 13.98 volts from 50 amp Astron linear supply. Power > cable is fine; full voltage at rig end of power cord. > > Disconnected all peripherals (speakers, straight key, transverter control > cable and RF coax cables to xv432, and mic (Kenwood MC-90 into front panel). > Still no joy. > > Any suggestions, other than packing it to send to the Mother Ship? > > Lew N6LEW > > > > Lew Phelps N6LEW > Pasadena, CA DM04wd > Elecraft K3-10 > Yaesu FT-7800 > l...@n6lew.us > www.ntlew.us > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
