Re: [Elecraft] K1 Intermittent power up problem

2008-12-29 Thread Don Wilhelm
Bob, I do not know the sequence for power-up diagnostics that are run by the K1 - perhaps Wayne or someone else having access to the code (Elecraft proprietary) can provide that information for you. All I can say is that the firmware is stopping execution early in the cycle. A heat/cold rel

Re: [Elecraft] K1 Intermittent power up problem

2008-12-28 Thread Don Wilhelm
Bob, You have a bad solder connection somewhere. I would look first at the Front Panel board. 73, Don W3FPR Bob VanFossen wrote: I have just finished my second K1. It seems to have an intermittent and apparently temperature sensitive problem. Symptoms are: on power up, the yellow LED turns o

[Elecraft] K1 Intermittent power up problem

2008-12-28 Thread Bob VanFossen
I have just finished my second K1. It seems to have an intermittent and apparently temperature sensitive problem. Symptoms are: on power up, the yellow LED turns on and stays there. If the room temp is fairly low, heating the back of the front panel (and consequentially the RF board) causes it t