Re: [Elecraft] K3 Check Your Buttons

2009-09-24 Thread David Cutter
but a similar one requires a minimum current of 10uA. This should be checked more rigorously, but it might indicate a potential problem. David G3UNA Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Check Your Buttons Paul, I am very surprised that this has not come up before! My K3 is #570 and it has had 4 front

[Elecraft] K3 Check Your Buttons

2009-09-23 Thread Paul Ferguson
I own K3 #757 and recently noticed some of the front panel buttons were not working. They either did not work at all or gave strange results. I contacted support, and they advised me to use the Config Menu SW Test to check all buttons. If you have not tried it, go to Config Menu, rotate VFO

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Check Your Buttons

2009-09-23 Thread Christopher Kovacs
Hi Paul, I have K3 #509. I tested my keyboard and I also found some flickering on some buttons. I never had any issues with operation. It might be interest to compare which buttons are flickering. During the Scn Adc test, the following key's second value would flicker: Button 1st value

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Check Your Buttons

2009-09-23 Thread .k8dd.
Paul, I am very surprised that this has not come up before! My K3 is #570 and it has had 4 front panel boards (a couple for what I called flaky or just bad switches and the rest for other reasons) and the same problem you describe is still there. The latest one is the best, but I still get