Re: [Elecraft] K1: Inp Menu Item Pdn Only Allows Dits

2008-02-14 Thread Don Wilhelm
I can guess at 2 possibilities - one is that there was something sticky on the shell of that mono plug which adhered to the wiper in the paddle jack - it only takes a bit of something like the adhesive from electrical tape to do that. The second is that somewhere along the dash signal line, yo

Re: [Elecraft] K1: Inp Menu Item Pdn Only Allows Dits

2008-02-14 Thread Joseph M. Durnal
I'm in the process of building a K1, I'll be sure to check the key jack carefully. I guess it would be best to wire the straight key, which is all I use for now, to a stereo plug anyway. 73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 11:22 AM, crstrode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > MGFoster W

Re: [Elecraft] K1: Inp Menu Item Pdn Only Allows Dits

2008-02-14 Thread crstrode
MGFoster Wrote: I turned on the K1 & tested to see if the problem still existed - it did. Turned off the K1 & unplugged, & exposed the bottom of the RF board. Powered up & inserted a bent component lead into the Dits & Ground - OK. The same on the Dash & Ground - OK! Plugged the paddles back i

Re: [Elecraft] K1: Inp Menu Item Pdn Only Allows Dits

2008-02-13 Thread MGFoster
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Brett Howard wrote: What happens if you use the test points next to the connector? Open the box up and just use a paper clip or test lead to short them to the ground pad there and let us know what happens then. I turned on the K1 & tested to

[Elecraft] K1: Inp Menu Item Pdn Only Allows Dits

2008-02-13 Thread MGFoster
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I changed my Inp from Pdn to Hnd to test out my hand key. When I changed back to Pdn only the Dits side responds. The Dah side doesn't produce anything (yes, the paddle works outside the K1). While in Hnd mode I plugged in my hand key with a mono j