Re: [Elecraft] KX3/PX3/KXPA100 - PX3 taking 5 minutes to come on??? KXPA100 loses mind...

2017-02-13 Thread n6hz
Hi David, I'd prefer to have folks that are experiencing this problem email me directly. That way I can determine the best resolution path. The fix involves replacing a surface mount capacitor which is located under the power supply board on the front panel board. Kindly, Paul -- View t

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/PX3/KXPA100 - PX3 taking 5 minutes to come on??? KXPA100 loses mind...

2017-02-13 Thread David Orman
Would you be willing to share this with the list? I'm curious as to what's entailed/what the modification does and how it might help! Thank you, David On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 11:00 AM, n6hz wrote: > Jack, > > I'll bet your PX3 needs a capacitor mod. Please email me directly, my > email > is pa

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/PX3/KXPA100 - PX3 taking 5 minutes to come on??? KXPA100 loses mind...

2017-02-13 Thread n6hz
Jack, I'll bet your PX3 needs a capacitor mod. Please email me directly, my email is pauls at you know where dot com. Kindly, Paul -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-PX3-KXPA100-PX3-taking-5-minutes-to-come-on-KXPA100-loses-mind-tp7626738p7626803.h

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/PX3/KXPA100 - PX3 taking 5 minutes to come on??? KXPA100 loses mind...

2017-02-12 Thread Jack Spitznagel
Hi Brian, Well it is usually about 65F(~18C) in the shack this time of year unless I turn on the space heater. Not really "cold" per se. The PX3 will misbehave on start up or after having been turned off for about 5 min. even in warmer times. I guess what I mean by cold is different from Cana

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/PX3/KXPA100 - PX3 taking 5 minutes to come on??? KXPA100 loses mind...

2017-02-12 Thread Brian Waterworth
> >>When the PX3 is powered on "cold", it takes about 5 minutes for the > display to light up. > Hi Jack, I recently experienced something similar to your PX3 situation. When you said "cold", I immediately perked up. During winter field day, I decided to take my PX3 with me. Our club worked ou

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/PX3/KXPA100 - PX3 taking 5 minutes to come on??? KXPA100 loses mind...

2017-02-12 Thread Dick Dievendorff
If the kxpa100 power slide switch is OFF, the amp depends on periodic polls from the kx3 to keep it on. Dick, K6KR > On Feb 12, 2017, at 14:39, Don Wilhelm wrote: > > Jack, > > It would seem that you have tackled the most obvious stuff. > I don't know whether you have a bad display or not, so

Re: [Elecraft] KX3/PX3/KXPA100 - PX3 taking 5 minutes to come on??? KXPA100 loses mind...

2017-02-12 Thread Don Wilhelm
Jack, It would seem that you have tackled the most obvious stuff. I don't know whether you have a bad display or not, so I suggest you contact K3support to see if they might have seen a problem like that. I have heard about prior problems with PA MODE turning off, but I don't recall what is t