[Elecraft] RS 232 now working!

Mon May 26 18:46:01 2003

Hi Bruce,

I had exactly the same problem and just wound up
leaving the jack screws out altogether. I don't
envision a circumstance where the connectors
are just going to spontaneously fall off!

Doug,
W6JD
K2/100 #1626

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce D. McLaughlin" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 9:41 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] RS 232 now working!

> Well, sometimes it is the simplest and obvious things that will do you
> in.  I'm glad to say the RS 232 port in my new KPA100 is now working
> fine.  It turns out there was nothing wrong with the port.  But the darn
> jack screws were not allowing the plugs on either the K2 or the computer
> to go in all the way.  It was simply poor or maybe no contact with the
> rig and perhaps the computer.  I disassembled the plug shield, removed
> the jack screws and plugged in the connectors directly without the jack
> screws.  Now it works.  I haven't decided whether to leave it as it is
> or fool around with the shield/jackscrew combo to see if I can get a
> better fit.
> 
> Any thoughts on the subject?
> 
>  
> 
> Bruce - W8FU
> 
> 
> 
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