[Elecraft] Relay case damaged by soldering iron

Wed May 1 15:34:02 2002

I was soldering my K2 with my cat on my knees...and I burnt a relay, a relay
used to switch the band filters. I tried to run the K2...but the relay was
not switching. I had to replace mine.
If you need to replace the relay, cut it, destroy it... and then desolder
the pins. This will save your PCB.

73 de Pierre F5MOG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Jensen" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 7:04 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Relay case damaged by soldering iron

> Hi,
>
> Got through part 2 (receiver alignment) ok on K2 #2592.  Great Kit!
>
> However, in re-soldering some pads, I leaned the soldering iron against a
> relay (black plastic box) by accident.  It made a small pin hole in the
> top edge of the relay case - I can look in and see a small piece of metal
> inside.
>
> Everything seems to be working ok - should I just caulk the hole up or
> replace the relay?
>
> Paul Jensen
> AD5IW
>
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