How are they re-useable once they're crimped? I guess you could maybe pry the crimp apart. (??)
Chas -----Original Message----- From: Ken Arck [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2016 1:34 PM To: Charlie T, K3ICH <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] FW: Well Hell.... I just bricked my K3s They're reusable but I agree. I have never been a fan Ken At 10:23 AM 7/3/2016, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote: >One more reason to NOT use power-poles. > >Did I mention that I don't like them? >They are hard to use, over-rated, unreliable and not re-useable. > >Charlie k3ICH > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >lmarion >Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2016 11:49 AM >To: [email protected]; Ken Arck <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Well Hell.... I just bricked my K3s > >What a relief!! I love my K3S, and hope every ham has the pleasure of a >high performance rig. >Another Elecraft superior moment, it did not destroy itself and waited >for the oops moment to pass. > >Another teaching moment: Check power supply is No 1 on every trouble >shoot chart. > >Congratulations Ken and 73 Leroy AB7CE > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ken Arck >Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2016 9:21 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Well Hell.... I just bricked my K3s > >Thanks to all who replied to my plea for help! > >I did find the problem this morning and man, it was not what I >expected. The problem turned out to be that power was not getting to >the radio. Well,,, actually it WAS getting to the radio - to the Power Poles - but no further. >I decided to poke around a bit and found that the solder connection on >the positive pole - it appeared to be cracked, perhaps from the >repeated removed of the power connector but it seems that the added >current draw of the 100 watt PA did the connection in one way or >another. I reflowed the connection and the radio is once again happy. > >What threw me (and why no power wasn't my first thought to check) was >that THUMP when the power button was tapped. I guess there was a enough >charge in some capacitor to do that. Ah well, live and learn.... > >Again, thanks to all > >Ken > >______________________________________________________________ >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] > >______________________________________________________________ >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] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of repeater controllers and accessories. http://www.arcomcontrollers.com/ Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave and we offer complete repeater packages! AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 http://www.irlp.net "We don't just make 'em. We use 'em!" ______________________________________________________________ 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]
