Doesn't the manual state that a mono plug is ok? I better unplug my speaker. I must have read wrong. Thanks a lot for the post!
Keith W8GX On Jan 3, 2010, at 3:57 PM, Dave Perry N4QS wrote: > Tony, > > Same thing happened to me when I plugged my Kenwood mono speaker into the > stereo speaker jack on the back of the K3. I did this without thinking from > the front of the radio when I was rearranging equipment in the shack. The > speaker worked for a couple of days until the audio output transistor > failed. I could then only hear audio from the headphones. I had to send my > K3 back to Elecraft in order to replace the audio output transistor. It was > under warranty so they repaired it for free. While the rig was in the shop, > I had them add the sub RX, digital voice recorder, and the IF Out interface. > So they came out okay on the deal. > > But I learned my lesson -- do not plug a mono speaker into the stereo > receptacle. It is clearly labeled as Stereo on the back, but you have to be > looking at it from that direction! Even the manual shows it as stereo. > > Dave, N4QS > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "N2TK, Tony" <[email protected]> > To: "'Elecraft Reflector'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:25 AM > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 - Speaker/headphone problem > > >> Maybe someone has had this problem before and can save me time >> troubleshooting? >> >> >> >> Everything was fine yesterday. This morning (rig is always ON) headphones >> work fine. But nothing out of either internal or external speaker when I >> unplugged the headphones. I now have to turn Config: SPKR + PH to YES to >> listen out of either an external or internal speaker. But now I can't turn >> off the speakers when plugging in the headphones. >> >> >> >> Any ideas what could have happened? >> >> >> >> Tnx for any feedback. >> >> N2TK, Tony >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
