Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair alternative

2010-07-03 Thread Mike
Over. On 7/2/2010 11:27 AM, Mike wrote: I paid the full price for my DSP board swap. Was this somehow a warranty price? Am I due a refund? 73, Mike NF4L Hector Padron wrote: The biggest difference I hear with Elecraft is that a lot of the problems can be resolved quicker if the

[Elecraft] K3 Repair alternative

2010-07-02 Thread Hector Padron
The biggest difference I hear with Elecraft is that a lot of the problems can be resolved quicker if the problem can be isolated to a board so that a simple swap can be done and thus eliminates return to the factory for repairs.     And that was the case with my K3,.my own mistake made the RX

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair alternative

2010-07-02 Thread Pete Smith
Whoah! This is really news to me. A couple of weeks ago I blew something on the KIO3A board in my brand new K3. The consensus at the time was that it would not be cost-effective to send the board to Elecraft for repair. In my conversations with Elecraft tech support, nobody ever mentioned

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair alternative

2010-07-02 Thread Mike
I paid the full price for my DSP board swap. Was this somehow a warranty price? Am I due a refund? 73, Mike NF4L Hector Padron wrote: The biggest difference I hear with Elecraft is that a lot of the problems can be resolved quicker if the problem can be isolated to a board so that a simple

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair alternative

2010-07-02 Thread Bob Dorchuck
A couple of weeks ago I blew something on the KIO3A board in my brand new K3 Could I ask why this was not covered under warranty if it was a brand new K3? Bob W6VY Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair alternative Pete Smith Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:41:10 -0700 Whoah! This is really news to me. A couple

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair alternative

2010-07-02 Thread Pete Smith
7000 On 7/2/2010 12:21 PM, Bob Dorchuck wrote: A couple of weeks ago I blew something on the KIO3A board in my brand new K3 Could I ask why this was not covered under warranty if it was a brand new K3? Bob W6VY Re: [Elecraft] K3 Repair alternative Pete Smith Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:41:10

[Elecraft] K3 Repair alternative

2010-07-02 Thread Edward R Cole
as it is more efficient. Its nice to be retired and only fixing my own stuff! 73, Ed - KL7UW -- Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 04:41:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Hector Padron ad4c2...@yahoo.com Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Repair alternative To: Gary