AW: [Elecraft] K2 - VCO-Test (Alignment an d Test, Part II)

[David Broger]

Hi Bill
Thanks for the answer.


>I think I saw you write in this thread that you thought that the toroid for
>T5 might be cracked from dropping it on the floor.  If it is cracked, it is
>no longer any good and should be replaced.  Hairline cracks alter the
>equivalent inductance per turn of the toroid, even if it isn't cracked all
>the way through.  There is something important in pushing with your finger
>and changing the result.  That sounds to me like a toroid that is cracked!

There is only one point: when I touch the toroid with a insulator (plastic
tuning tool), then is no effect! So I think it's not the toroid. Is there
any possibility to test the toroid?


73 de David