OK then I think you have tin pins (not to confused with game a ten pins). Contact customer service for free replacment pins.
73 Fred -----Original Message----- >From: Michael Eberle <[email protected]> >Sent: Oct 4, 2014 4:03 PM >To: Fred Townsend <[email protected]>, [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Ghost in my K3? > >I have had the K3 for about 5 years now. S/N 2679. And to clarify, I >guess it did key the transmitter because the TX light would come on but >it did not put out any power and showed 0 Watts on the display. I have >not had any other problems except for the headphone jack on the rear. I >probably plugged a mono plug into it by mistake. > >On 10/4/2014 5:52 PM, Fred Townsend wrote: >> Sounds like a job for ghost busters. OK, maybe a bad contact pin. How old is >> your K3? >> 73 >> Fred, AE6QL >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Michael Eberle <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Oct 4, 2014 3:46 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [Elecraft] Ghost in my K3? >>> >>> Ok, I just had something really strange happen with my K3. I was >>> listening to a strong signal and all of a sudden all the audio dropped >>> out, and the S meter dropped down to nothing, yet the P3 still showed >>> the signal. Apparently a disconnect in the IF after the P3 output. >>> Cycling power a couple times didn't help. Then I pressed TUNE and it >>> would not key the transmitter and the VFO-B area showed 0 watts. After >>> trying the TUNE button a couple times, all of a sudden it went back to >>> normal operation. Has anyone else ever had this happen? What could >>> have caused this, maybe a loose cable? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Mike >>> KI0HA >>> >> > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
