Thanks Don Mines defiantly not glued to the board. I think I’ll call in the morning and send it in for the fix, then like I said update as needed but for sure the 2m board while its there. I need to read up, We have been building the new house and had no radio since last Dec 6. I haven’t even read anything in a while. Just clearing land, building and such
Later and Happy New Year Mark Hogan N5OBC > On Dec 27, 2016, at 6:04 PM, Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > A 90 degree plug may not resolve the problem. The early KX3s did not have > the power plug glued to the PC board and could break the connections between > the power plug and the board. If you can wiggle the power cord and cause the > KX3 to power off, then you have the problem. > > With a new power jack from Elecraft, I was successful in removing the power > jack from my KX3 and soldering in a new jack (after applying a small amount > of epoxy glue beneath the jack). > > At first it looked like the PC pads had broken free of the board, and in fact > one did, but a bit of wire repaired that connection easily. > > I have the first KX3 shipped off the production line, so any changes that > were applied to the KX3 are applicable to mine. Elecraft has updated my KX3 > to current level a few months ago but the power connector gluing and repair > was done long prior to sending it to Elecraft. > > So if you have an older KX3 where the power jack is not glued to the PC > board, you may have that problem. Sorry, but I do not have the serial number > when the glue was first used. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 12/27/2016 6:40 PM, Mark Hogan wrote: >> Mikes 90 degree plug >> >>> On Dec 27, 2016, at 4:46 PM, Frank Krozel <fr...@electronicinstrument.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Everyone having issues with the power plug…. Does your plug that sticks >>> into the radio have a right angle on it or is it a straight affair? >>> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to ml.ho...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
