[Elecraft] 14 Matched Crystals for K2

[Tom, W6WW]

I'm still building K2 3453.  Why are people getting new crystals?

73,
Tom, W6WW
K2 #3453


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Cozens" <kcozens@interlog.com>
To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 14 Matched Crystals for K2


> At 07:55 PM 06/03/2003 -0400, Daniel L Brinneman wrote:
> >I got my 14 matched crystals today for the K2 with no instructions.
> >Where do I install them on the boards?
>
> The K2KSB2XTLS is one envelope containing 14 crystals used to replace X5
> through X11 inclusive on the RF board of the K2 and the seven crystals on
> the KSB2.
>
> Take the 14 new crystals, put them in their little envelope and put the
> envelope somewhere safe. Get two little bags and put them on your work
> bench. Take out the 7 crystals on the RF board, put them in one of the
> little bags. Label the bag as the RF board X5-X11 crystals and put the bag
> somewhere safe (other than where you put the new crystals. Remove the 7
> crystals on the KSB2, store them in the other bag, label the bag as KSB2
> crystals, and put the bag near where you put the other bag of 7 crystals.
>
> Now that all the old crystals are out of the way, you can open the
> container of new crystals and start installing them. By doing this, you
> avoid any possibility of mixing up the different sets of crystals. Its
> basically what I did when I changed the crystals on my K2.
>
>
> Cheers!
>
> Kevin.  (http://www.interlog.com/~kcozens/)
>
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