Re: [Elecraft] P3 - Power up glitches with K3

Hi Phil, My time proven technique to find the source of K3 or P3 behavior abnormalities is to blame the computer first. Disconnect the serial cable to your PC then see if the problem still exists. 73, Mike K2MK Phil Westover wrote I've got a P3 connected to my K3 with all the proper

[Elecraft] P3 - Power up glitches with K3

I've got a P3 connected to my K3 with all the proper connections. K3 info: s/n 1206 Firmware: MCU 4.36, DSP 2.73, Flash Parameters 1.14 P3 info: s/n 1490 Firmware: 1.09 When I first hooked up the P3 a few months ago, I set the jumpers (and connected a power cable) to power it up from the

Re: [Elecraft] P3 - Power up glitches with K3

Software doesn't age over time. It could be a problem with pin contact resistance. You can clean the connector pins off and see if this helps. 73, matt W6NIA On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:40:35 -0800 (PST), you wrote: I've got a P3 connected to my K3 with all the proper connections. K3 info: s/n

Re: [Elecraft] P3 - Power up glitches with K3

Hi Phil, It does take several seconds for the K3 to initialize the P3 at power up but if some parameters are not getting initialized it must be a hardware problem with the serial interface. It sounds like you have already confirmed that the locking screws on both ends of the serial cable are