[Elecraft] K2 C72 , C174, C210

Tue Oct 28 23:28:01 2003

Tnxs, Don.  As you will in another post, the problem has been solved.  I=
 think your hypothesis probably right in terms of first cap meter.

73 -- Carl, N8VZ
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Carl J. Denbow, [email protected] on 10/28/2003

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 21:27:04 -0500, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>=A0Carl,
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>=A0Just a guess - your cap meter may have too much stray capacity to
>=A0properly measure lower value capacitors - with higher cap values,
>=A0the strays do not add enough to make a big difference. =A0Try the
>=A0meter using no leads, or see if there is an adjustment to zero out
>=A0the stray capacitance.
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>=A073,
>=A0Don W3FPR
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>=A0----- Original Message -----
>=A0From: "Carl J. Denbow" <[email protected]>
>=A0To: <[email protected]> "Elecraft Reflector"
>=A0<[email protected]>=A0Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 9:15 PM
>=A0Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 C72 , C174, C210
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>=A0Problem solved. =A0I just found another cap meter -- an older one --
>=A0and these 820 caps read 92 pf on this meter. =A0I suspect that's
>=A0close enough for government work. =A0Still not sure why other meter
>=A0was reading some caps ok and not others. =A0Oh well, back kit
>=A0building! =A0Thanks for the help, Wayne and Frank.
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>=A073 -- Carl, N8VZ
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>=A0Carl J. Denbow, [email protected] on 10/28/2003
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>=A0On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 17:05:01 -0800, W6NEK wrote:
>>=A0Hello Carl,
>>=A0C71, C174 and C210 are 82 pf NPO caps marked "82" or "820". The
>>=A0Elecraft partnumber is E530038. You mention C72 did you really
>>=A0mean C71? I Don't know why you cap meter is measuring .218nf.
>>=A0Since all three 82 pf caps are measuring .218nf then I would
>>=A0suspect somthing wrong with the meter connection, calibration,
>>=A0internal supply, or somthing along that line.
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>>=A0Hope this helps,
>>=A0Frank - W6NEK
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>>=A0----- Original Message -----
>>=A0From: "Carl J. Denbow" <[email protected]>
>>=A0To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[email protected]>
>>=A0Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 4:04 PM
>>=A0Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 C72 , C174, C210
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>>=A0I'm just getting back to my K2 construction project after several
>>=A0months of "down time." Right off the bat, I've run into a
>>=A0problem. I can't find the above named capacitors. I have found
>>=A0three small tan colored caps marked 820, but when I check them
>>=A0with my cap meter they all check out as .218nf. Something is
>>=A0wrong here. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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>>=A073
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>>=A0Carl -- N8VZ
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>>=A0P.S. The other side of the caps are marked "K1J" -- if that means
>>=A0anything.
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