Already changed my speaker to a stereo plug! I'm not going to take chances! Again thanks a lot!
Keith W8GX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Ellington" <n...@carolina.rr.com> To: "Keith Hamilton" <tu...@zoominternet.net>; "Dave Perry N4QS" <n...@comcast.net> Cc: "'Elecraft Reflector'" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Speaker/headphone problem > The manual says: (page 20) > "A stereo plug is recommended......If you only have a mono plug, set > CONFIG: SPKRS to 1 and disable right -channel audio" > So yes it says mono is ok. But it doesn't say you'll blow your > transistors. You gotta find that out by other means, some of which aren't > pleasant. > Steve > N4LQ > n...@carolina.rr.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Hamilton" <tu...@zoominternet.net> > To: "Dave Perry N4QS" <n...@comcast.net> > Cc: "'Elecraft Reflector'" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 4:12 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - Speaker/headphone problem > > >> 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" <tony....@verizon.net> >>> To: "'Elecraft Reflector'" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >>> 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: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 >>> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.124/2598 - Release Date: > 01/03/10 04:41:00 > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
