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Nothing on my monitor from the P3.

radio@ebillsharp.com
 

Thank you Klaas. 

Sherm
w8hi



On Jun 30, 2020, at 4:12 PM, . . via groups.io <pa3ggy@...> wrote:

Hi Guys.

Not had these issue with my line up, however had issues with flashing software. (K3 Bricked)
As Engineer having updated software "all my life" and having experience over here with the K3 - P3
I suggest to disconnect all cables *except for power), put serial cable in K3 only...flash required firmware.
once done take cable put in P3 only  ( make certain it is powered though) flash  required firmware.
Make certain K3 seems to operating normally.... if Ok then hook up P3. nothing else, check for improvement.
In case all ok, add additional monitors and whatever you fancy.
In case nothing hels, there is always Elecraft Tech support., they usually give a rapid response.

Just my 2 cents.

Good luck.

....73.....Klaas..........PA3GGY...........
. .
 

Hi Guys.

Not had these issue with my line up, however had issues with flashing software. (K3 Bricked)
As Engineer having updated software "all my life" and having experience over here with the K3 - P3
I suggest to disconnect all cables *except for power), put serial cable in K3 only...flash required firmware.
once done take cable put in P3 only  ( make certain it is powered though) flash  required firmware.
Make certain K3 seems to operating normally.... if Ok then hook up P3. nothing else, check for improvement.
In case all ok, add additional monitors and whatever you fancy.
In case nothing hels, there is always Elecraft Tech support., they usually give a rapid response.

Just my 2 cents.

Good luck.

....73.....Klaas..........PA3GGY...........
KE1F Lou
 

In my case bothe the P3 & external monitor flicker until it settles down and works properly.
Lou KE1F 



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-------- Original message --------
From: radio@...
Date: 6/30/20 12:54 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Elecraft-K3@groups.io
Subject: [Elecraft-K3] Nothing on my monitor from the P3.

I’m not able to get anything on my monitor from the P3.

When I plug in either the Elcraft or replacement 15 pin cable, between the ACC on the K3 and the RS232 port on the P3, The K3 freezes while the P3 works just fine

I’m trying to put the signal on a monitor again, as it was. 

I’ve tried rebooting and 

started from scratch using

EE INIT but 

get a NORM readout before it reverts to the frequency. 

Not was supposed to happen. 

Is this a simillar situation ?

Tnx, 

Sherm
w8hi




On Jun 30, 2020, at 12:42 PM, Gerard <scanneg@...> wrote:

Yeah, have this happening the last few years....especially in winter.  Think it might be capacitors.

Gerard EI5KF

On Tue 30 Jun 2020, 17:39 W9BIK, <w9bik@...> wrote:
Hello fellow K3'ers...

Last night my P3 display started intermittently flashing on/off rapidly.  The entire display would rapidly flash on/off, including the border lines, function key menu, waterfall, etc.  Sometimes this will happen once, then again anywhere from several seconds to several minutes later. Other times it would start flashing and continue to flash rapidly for several seconds, then stop, then repeat a few seconds later. Every now and then it would start flashing continuously and I needed to cycle power on the K3s and P3. Very intermittent to say the least.

During my preliminary troubleshooting I noticed the flashing would stop when I disconnect the serial cable between the K3s and the P3. I re-seated the serial cable on both ends multiple times in an attempt to clean the contacts to no avail. I also re-seated the ribbon cable inside the P3 to no avail. I also tried re-seating the IF cable connecting the K3s and P3 multiple times, although the flashing would continue regardless if the IF cable was connected or not.  Thinking the serial cable may be intermittent, I tried moving the cables around, during both flashing on the display and when not flashing, and that had no effect. I also tried running a separate ground wire between the K3s and P3 - no difference. Note that this setup worked fine for a few years and just started happening.

I then discovered the flashing stops on the P3 while the K3s was keyed up (PTT button on the front panel mike) and resumes when un-keyed. This happened both in the K3s TX mode (RF out) and in the Test mode (no RF out). This, together with the flashing stopping when the serial cable is disconnected, led me to believe the K3s is at fault and not the P3.

So, before going any deeper into the troubleshooting, has anyone else experienced this issue or possibly have any insight as to its root cause?

Thanks,

Chuck
W9BIK
radio@ebillsharp.com
 

I’m not able to get anything on my monitor from the P3.

When I plug in either the Elcraft or replacement 15 pin cable, between the ACC on the K3 and the RS232 port on the P3, The K3 freezes while the P3 works just fine

I’m trying to put the signal on a monitor again, as it was. 

I’ve tried rebooting and 

started from scratch using

EE INIT but 

get a NORM readout before it reverts to the frequency. 

Not was supposed to happen. 

Is this a simillar situation ?

Tnx, 

Sherm
w8hi




On Jun 30, 2020, at 12:42 PM, Gerard <scanneg@...> wrote:

Yeah, have this happening the last few years....especially in winter.  Think it might be capacitors.

Gerard EI5KF

On Tue 30 Jun 2020, 17:39 W9BIK, <w9bik@...> wrote:
Hello fellow K3'ers...

Last night my P3 display started intermittently flashing on/off rapidly.  The entire display would rapidly flash on/off, including the border lines, function key menu, waterfall, etc.  Sometimes this will happen once, then again anywhere from several seconds to several minutes later. Other times it would start flashing and continue to flash rapidly for several seconds, then stop, then repeat a few seconds later. Every now and then it would start flashing continuously and I needed to cycle power on the K3s and P3. Very intermittent to say the least.

During my preliminary troubleshooting I noticed the flashing would stop when I disconnect the serial cable between the K3s and the P3. I re-seated the serial cable on both ends multiple times in an attempt to clean the contacts to no avail. I also re-seated the ribbon cable inside the P3 to no avail. I also tried re-seating the IF cable connecting the K3s and P3 multiple times, although the flashing would continue regardless if the IF cable was connected or not.  Thinking the serial cable may be intermittent, I tried moving the cables around, during both flashing on the display and when not flashing, and that had no effect. I also tried running a separate ground wire between the K3s and P3 - no difference. Note that this setup worked fine for a few years and just started happening.

I then discovered the flashing stops on the P3 while the K3s was keyed up (PTT button on the front panel mike) and resumes when un-keyed. This happened both in the K3s TX mode (RF out) and in the Test mode (no RF out). This, together with the flashing stopping when the serial cable is disconnected, led me to believe the K3s is at fault and not the P3.

So, before going any deeper into the troubleshooting, has anyone else experienced this issue or possibly have any insight as to its root cause?

Thanks,

Chuck
W9BIK
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