Re: [Elecraft] K3 appears to be bricked

switch to the USB position after completing the firmware upload. 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Murray Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 10:16 AM To: Rick Bates (WA6NHC); elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecra

Re: [Elecraft] K3 appears to be bricked

Once again, thanks to everyone on the list for input. I was finally successful in getting everything reloaded only after disconnecting everything but the serial cable to the PC. Thanks to Don and Bill for pointing that step out as a solution. Thanks also to Dick for pointing out the help files

Re: [Elecraft] K3 appears to be bricked

There is a fairly detailed procedure in K3 Utility Help, Troubleshooting, MCU Boot Loader. 73 de Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Murray Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 08:52 To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 appears to be bricked

Do you have a P-3? If so, you might need to reconnect the RS232 directly to the K-3 rather than the P-3 before starting the process. Jimmy Walker WA4ILO Macon, GA > On Sep 11, 2016, at 1:15 PM, Mike Murray wrote: > > Thanks for the suggestions so far - tried each several

Re: [Elecraft] K3 appears to be bricked

Mike, Remove the K3 power cord and wait at least 2 minutes. While waiting, reboot the computer and after it comes up, power on the K3. Check to see if K3 Utility can find the K3. Try the Force Firmware Download again. If that still does not work, disconnect everything except the RS-232 cable

Re: [Elecraft] K3 appears to be bricked

Thanks for the suggestions so far - tried each several times but the K3 is still toast. On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Rick Bates (WA6NHC) wrote: > Try a full power off shutdown of the computer. If a desktop, pull the > power cord for 30 seconds to completely discharge

Re: [Elecraft] K3 appears to be bricked

I have the same problem with my K-3 from time to time. It’s a major inconvenience but it’s not fatal. I’ve tried a couple of times to get help from this forum but no one seems to have a good answer. My best theory is that there is a defect with the firmware chip. It’s not a widespread defect,

Re: [Elecraft] K3 appears to be bricked

Have you removed power, waited 2 minutes, then restored power? Sent from my iPad > On Sep 11, 2016, at 11:52 AM, Mike Murray wrote: > > I was in the process of updating my K3's firmware this morning when > something apparently burped leaving the K3 bricked. The radio is