[Elecraft] (KX3) OMG My brand new KX3 has a nasty little problem!

2012-09-16 Thread bruce whitney
The DC cable/connection is flaky.. any movement of the cord or twisting of the connector kills the power and of course when turning it back on again the radio comes back in default - many KHz away and in a different mode than the QSO - I wanted to throw it through the window! I will call the

Re: [Elecraft] (KX3) OMG My brand new KX3 has a nasty little problem!

2012-09-16 Thread Dick Dievendorff
...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of bruce whitney Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 9:20 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] (KX3) OMG My brand new KX3 has a nasty little problem! The DC cable/connection is flaky.. any movement of the cord or twisting

Re: [Elecraft] (KX3) OMG My brand new KX3 has a nasty little problem!

2012-09-16 Thread Lou Voerman W2ROW
Bruce, I had the same symptoms. In my case it was caused by a broken solder connection where the power jack attaches to the CP board. I removed the CP board, heated the connection and added solder to it. The problem is solved. The power jack is a surface mount device and as such had very little