Hi Don, yes, I have checked this - there is nothing connected to the ACC connector or the RS232 port when this occurs.
Perhaps the board that the ACC connector is attached to needs to be reseated? Any other ideas? Thanks, Jeff On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 16:51, Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Jeff, > > It sounds like the Remote Power ON signal (on the ACC connector) is becoming > active for some reason or another. If anything external to the K3 or > internal is pulling ACC pin 8 to ground, the behavior will be as you > describe. If you have a cable plugged into the ACC connector it should be > checked for that condition. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 3/9/2011 6:47 PM, Jeff Kinzli N6GQ wrote: >> >> Hi there, I have a K3 (s/n in the 400's with most upgrades done) >> intermittantly turns it self on, and sometimes won't shut down (via >> the front panel power switch). >> >> I believe my PS is in good order, and nothing but antenna, PS and >> paddle are connected to the back. It doesn't appear to be related to >> anything external, and it's not dependable, just intermittant. It >> started doing this a few months ago, then went away, and now started >> up again. >> >> Maybe one of the boards needs to be reseated? Anyone else seen issues >> like this? For now, I'm just powering off the PS when the radio is not >> in use, and when it won't shut off, I have to turn the PS off to shut >> the radio off. If I turn the PS back on at that point, the radio comes >> back on. >> >> I have not yet tried another PS or battery to see if that's the >> culprit but that will be my next step if this isn't a common problem. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jeff N6GQ >> > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
