[Elecraft] Recommended KAT2 manual correction

Wed Sep 17 17:03:00 2003

Yes.. thanks to the list, I avoided that error today..

tnx..

A. Hansen wrote:

>During the construction of the KAT2 option I encountered a minor problem. 
>I checked the archive and found that someone else had the same problem, but 
>there wasapparently no response to his request for help. I hope this message is 
>not an unneeded duplication.
>
>On page 4, resistors R3, R4, and R5 were installed in the second 
>step. R6 is mentioned due to its similar color coding to R5, but it 
>is not installed in thi step.
>
>Then on page 7, the figure shows the L-C and Control boards fitted together.
>The figure shows the body of a resistor that is referred to as R6 from the text in 
>step 3. However, at this point in assembly, as noted above, R6 has not been 
>installed. The figure lead me to install the resistor assuming there was an 
>oversight in the earlier step.
>
>But then on page 17, step 4, the voltage check produced a value well 
>below the suggested 3-4 volts. This was almost a show-stopper until I 
>noticed the next step calls for the installation of R6. So I lifted 
>one end of the resistor and got a suitable voltage reading (3.9v). I 
>resoldered R6 and everything went fine after that.
>
>Suggested KAT2 Manual changes:
>
>Page 4, step 2: Add the advisory "DO NOT INSTALL R6 UNTIL INSTRUCTED 
>TO DO SO DURING PRELIMINARY TESTING."
>
>Page 7, step 3: Remove the misleading references to R6 from the text and the figure.
>
>73, Gus Hansen / KB0YH
>
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>
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