[Elecraft] Beware of a K2's AF GAIN Control Modification!

[Dave]

Gerhard

Sorry to hear the modification didn't work for you. It did for me and
several others who did the mod some time ago.

73 Dave, G4AON
K2 #1892

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerhard, OE3ZK" <oe3zk@aon.at>
To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 5:14 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Beware of a K2's AF GAIN Control Modification!


> My AF Gain control was getting real noisy lately. So I decided to make the
> suggested modification by Wayne. Making the mod is not so easy because the
> whole K2 has to be taken apart, several PC board traces have to be cut and
> rewired. The result was: My AF Gain potentiometer was just a noisy after
the
> mod as it was before. Quite frustrated about this, I sprayed some contact
> spray between the plastic axle and its metal bushing - this solved the
> problem! I guess the problem was just - static charges within the pot!
>
> In any way the K2 + KDSP2  is a great transceiver for CW!
>
>
> 73
> Gerhard, OE3ZK, K2#2200
> E-Mail: oe3zk@aon.at
> Web: www.kmet.at