Many thanks, Don.
Keith at Elecraft sent me a direct reply too - good service as usual. My
question answered in just over an hour!
It is as you say. There is nothing on the KXV3B pin in question so there is
no need for it to be removed in the case of an early K3 like mine that does
not have the keying plug in J66.
73 to all
Geoff
G3UCK
-Original Message-
From: Don Wilhelm
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:39 PM
Geoff,
Look at the mating female connector. If there is a plug in that
connector that matches the third from right pin, you will have to remove
the pin.
Those are "keying" pins to assure that you do not misplug the connectors
by being one pin off.
If there is no keying plug in the female connector, then you do not have
to remove that pin - but be careful to insert the pins correctly.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 7/23/2015 11:07 AM, Geoffrey Downs wrote:
Am installing a KXV3B into my K3 #266. The latest manual (Rev C1) says it’s
normal for one of the pins that plug into J66 to be missing (third from
right looking from front panel). In my case there is no missing pin so I’m
wondering if that, too, is normal? Anyone come across this? It would be
easy to remove but I’d rather not if it’s alright to leave it.
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