My KXPD3 started to give some intermittent keying. Here is my theory: The connection between the paddle arms contact to the ground that needs to be closed to complete the circuit is through the pivot pin at the back of each paddle arm. The pivot pin has one end that is necked-down and has not been ground to a bright finish. In my paddle, that end was in the bottom and, I believe, was making intermittent contact. I reversed the pins, putting the shiny end down and, so far, that seems to have cured the problem. I have a picture of the pin in question on my website: www.kex.com and click on KXPD3 Paddle Intermittent
Cheers, Fred KE7X Fred Cady "The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration and Operation" ______________________________________________________________ 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
