[Elecraft] RS 232 now working!

Mon May 26 21:06:01 2003

Ah ha!  I was wondering about that.  As I had it assembled, there was
virtually no back and forth movement and that caused a problem.  I will
look things over.  Thanks for the tip.

Bruce W8FU

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dale Wiese
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 2:33 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] RS 232 now working!

Bruce,

I seem to recall I almost had this problem.  Go back and look at the
jack screw and shell assembly.  It is easy to get the screws in too far
forward.  The flange on each jack screw must go between the two screw
guides in the shell - not in front of them between the front guide and
the DB-9 connector.  If assembled correctly, the screws should slide
freely back and forth 1/4" or so. 

This assumes Elecraft has not changed parts vendors. 

73,

Dale N9XD

> 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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