Hi Don, I know you turned the KAT and KPA on before the K3 but the symptoms you describe sound like what happens if the KAT is not turned on first, i.e., sounds like something is pulling the AUXBUS down. Try disconnecting the KPAK3AUX cable from the K3 and see if the K3 comes up OK. If it does, that will give you a clue where to start trouble shooting. Cheers, Fred KE7X
Fred Cady fcady at ieee dot org "The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration and Operation 2nd ed" "The Elecraft KX3 - Going for the summit" www.ke7x.com or www.lulu.com (Coming soon: "The KPA500 and KAT500 - the Elecraft K-Line Dream Station") > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft- > boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Putnick > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 2:01 PM > To: Elecraft List > Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 frozen on power-up > > Hi Elecraft List, > > In anticipation of this morning's net, I powered up my KAT500, then my > KPA500, and finally > my K3. It came up in a state with an empty bright screen. Also I > couldn't turn it off with > the power button. > > I unplugged the K3, then plugged it back in. I restarted it in EE INIT > mode. It appeared to > work. I then powered it down with the power button, powered it back up, > and reloaded the > firmware. Again it appeared to work. I powered it down again , powered > it back up, and > reloaded the most recent configuration I saved. It resulted in the same > faulty state of an > empty bright screen and the power button wouldn't turn the K3 off. I > repeated the entire > sequence again from unplug to EE INIT to firmware reload to > configuration reload using the > next most recent configuration file. Same faulty state. > > Any idea what might have gone wrong? Any suggestions on how I should > proceed? I certainly > know how to reconfigure the filter settings and Menu/Config settings > manually after an EE > INIT and firmware reload, but what calibrations have I lost? > > 73 and Thanks, > Don NA6Z > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
