[Elecraft] K2ATU L-C Board mating to Control Board

[A. Hansen]

Hello Fernando,

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fernando Quinones" <nf6q@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: [Elecraft] K2ATU L-C Board mating to Control Board

> Couldn't find info in the archives, but the pins on P4/P5 do not seat 
> themselves flush to J4/J5 , although
> the instructions says
> "Press the two boards tightly together at both ends and in the middle. 
> Once the 16-pin connectors
> appear to be perpendicular to the boards and ???seated completely 
> flat???, solder all pins of P4,P5,J4
> and J5".
>...
> I have made continuity tests on all the pins and they appear to be 
> connected electrically.
> 
> So.. is this normal? or have I gone astray.. Perhaps I should cut down 
> in my Smirnoff intake.
> 

I think you are referring to the first step on page 8. At this step you are 
doing a temporary fit to be sure the plugs and jacks lineed up correctly. There 
is a gap between the plug and jack headers (shown in the figure on page 7 
of the KAT2 manual), but there should be no spacing nor misalignment of 
the plug and jack headers with respect to their circuit boards. Verify that 
and you can safely solder the remaining pins. If there is any unwanted space 
or poor alignment of a connector, reheat the one or two soldered pins and 
reseat the connector to the board before continuing.

In a later step you will reattach the boards.  On my KAT2 I have about 1/4" 
of the pins showing after final assembly.

Good luck,
Gus Hansen / KB0YH