Mike, It sounds like your KXPD2 may have a 3D printed housing that was prepared incorrectly (sanded too much on the back side). This could leave the screw heads slightly exposed. You can contact support to obtain a replacement.
As a temporary workaround, place a bit of adhesive label material on the back, over the screws. 73, Wayne N6KR ---- http://www.elecraft.com > On Jun 16, 2018, at 11:37 PM, Michael Jarvis <mich...@jarvis.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm a fairly new owner of a KX2 with a KXPD2 paddle, and I just noticed this > evening that something is causing the paddle to get "stuck" sending dots. I > have backed off the contacts and verified that the little wires aren't > shorted, and I seem to have narrowed down the problem to how snugly it is > attached to the KX2. > > If I tighten then thumb screws finger-snug, it starts sending dits as if it's > shorted. Backing off the thumb screws a bit seems to help with the issue. > Obviously there's a short somewhere, but I'm not sure where to check. I'm not > sure why the tightness of the thumb screws on the KXPD2 would cause a short. > > Does anyone have any suggestions on what to try next? I'm leaving for a > camping trip tomorrow, and I'm taking the KX2 with me. I had hoped to use the > KXPD2 paddle, but it looks like I may be packing one of my other paddles for > this trip just in case. > > Any suggestions will be appreciated! Thanks! > > 73, Mike Jarvis - N5MAJ > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 n...@elecraft.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
