Like I said ... ChatGPT.
ChatGPT scours the internet plus whatever files it was trained on, but
it doesn't cite references. Usually for queries like this it either
found something or it says it can't find anything ... but sometimes it lies.
Dave AB7E
On 12/27/2024 8:50 PM, Julia Tuttle 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
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> At which K3 serial number did the change to gold pins happen?
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> Dave AB7E
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>
> 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-----
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>> <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Mike Seiffert
>> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 6:25
PMTo:elecraft@mailman.qth.net <mailto:pmto%3aelecr...@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. Any advice would be appreciated.
>>
>> Cheers and 73,
>> Mike K6STR
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