Stan, Sorry to hear this. You might try removing some of the black anodizing around the other thumb screw hole, too. This seems to have worked in all cases that I know of. If not, we'll get you a new KXPD3 ASAP.
Wayne N6KR On Jun 10, 2012, at 1:38 PM, stan levandowski wrote: > > Don, I *thought* Wayne's fix had solved the problem but it's back > "big time" and still only affects the dits. I was so confident I'd > solved it that I took the KX3 to the top of an 1800' mountain today > and > made two QSOs that were full of sending errors. I decided to QRT > early > and preserve what remained of my reputation as a CW op. I was so > confident that I didn't bring a spare key along. On the plus side > the > KX3 was a joy to use and a K3 op in TN thought it sounded real good. > Tomorrow I'll call Elecraft Service and see what they want me to do. > On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Stan, > > Information from Wayne on May 15 is below - try it. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > A few KXPD3 users have found that the paddles operated > intermittently. > This can be easily corrected. > > First, completely remove one of the paddle thumbscrews. Next, using > a > drill bit that's somewhat larger than the #4 hole, add a * very * > slight > bevel (countersink) to the hole. This will remove a small amount of > the black anodizing, allowing the thumbscrew to make consistent > electrical contact with the keyer paddle housing. (The thumbscrew's > post flares slightly where it joins the face; the flared area will > contact the bevel in the aluminum.) > > We've already added this step for KXPD3s shipped starting today. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On 6/9/2012 8:08 PM, stan levandowski wrote: Is anyone else seeing the > following: KXPD3 randomly fails to produce a > *beginning* "dit" - happens infrequently; perhaps once or twice every > couple hundred characters. Issue does *not* occur with external > paddle > via key jack on left side. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
