Hi Mike. Long ago, I would rub graphite (from a pencil) on the Contact Button to make contacts conduct better. I don't know if it will work on the K3's or Not. Ray WA6VAB. K3.
On Fri, Dec 27, 2024, 7:50 PM Julia Tuttle <ju...@juliatuttle.net> wrote: > Do you have a source for that? > > On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 10:39 PM David Gilbert <ab7e...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I just asked ChatGPT. It says the switch occurred at roughly serial > > number 5550. > > > > Dave AB7E > > > > > > > > On 12/27/2024 7:33 PM, Mark Musick wrote: > > > I'm not sure, but I think it was around 4100. > > > Maybe Keith will chime in with the exact number. > > > > > > 73, > > > Mark, WB9CIF > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net < > elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> > > On Behalf Of David Gilbert > > > Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2024 00:32 > > > To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 front panel buttons > > > > > > > > > At which K3 serial number did the change to gold pins happen? > > > > > > Dave AB7E > > > > > > > > > > > > On 12/27/2024 5:22 PM, Mark Musick wrote: > > >> Hi Mike, > > >> Don't squirt Deoxit in the buttons. > > >> Since you have an older K3 it most likely is the front panel pins > where > > it attaches to the RF board. These pins on the first K3s were tin. There > > probably is some corrosion there. > > >> Take the front panel off, clean the pins and replace the front panel > > and all will probably be fine. > > >> Elecraft has an upgrade to gold pins for the older K3. The later K3 > and > > all K3S radios have the gold pins. > > >> > > >> 73, > > >> Mark, WB9CIF > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > > >> <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Mike Seiffert > > >> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 6:25 PMTo:elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > >> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 front panel buttons > > >> > > >> Hi all, > > >> I have an older K3 and the front panel push buttons are starting to > > become intermittent. I was thinking of trying to remove the front panel > > and seeing if I get squirt some Deoxit in there. 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