The problem is in the male and female connectors. I don't think a shorter
power cable will do anything. There is no substitute for replacing the
connectors.When I had mine act up Elecraft sent me the wrong parts. I had a
contest coming up and wouldn't have enough time to get the correct parts. I
took the boardout and cleaned the pins (you could see they were discolored and
needed replacing).
That worked for the upcoming contest and didn't fail all weekend and for 2 or 3
more weeks then the ERR 12v fault returned. I had received the correct
partsshortly after the contest weekend and did the replacement. All has been
fine since. That was almost two years ago.
BillK3WJV
p.s. The complete repair took a lot less time than I thought, an afternoon as
I recall.
On Wednesday, July 3, 2019, 12:43:08 PM EDT, Drew AF2Z <[email protected]>
wrote:
It's been a while since I did mine but I think disassembly/reassembly
was a significant part of the effort. I did the front panel connector at
the same time as the power connector. The actual removal of the
connectors and soldering new ones went pretty quickly. I'm not sure I'd
want to go through the disassembly for a "quick fix" only to have to do
it again in another month.
You might want to refer to online blogs about the process, or Youtube
videos (if any). Sorry, I don't have the links, but one hint: after you
snip the connectors off the board use an alligator clip to grasp the pin
stubs for desoldering; it's easier than trying to manage it with a pair
of dikes.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On 07/02/19 21:07, Joseph M. Durnal wrote:
> I'm not sure if I am experiencing the KPA3 power connector issue or
> not. I've gotten the ERR 12V message twice today. Powering the K3
> off and on again will clear the message, but it came back, but cleared
> again after a power cycle.
>
> And, as I type this while transmitting some FT8 in the background, it
> gave me the error message again. The full Elecraft K3 KPA3 Power
> Connector Replacement procedure looks like something I won't have
> time to do until next month, is there a quick bandaid I an try until
> then? Also, is it safe to use the K3 at 10 watts until I get it
> fixed?
>
> Thanks & 73 de Joseph M. Durnal - NE3R
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