[Elecraft] K2 Troubleshooting

[Peter Howson]

Scott

If you decide to solder thepins on top of the board as I did. watch the
barrel of the soldering iron. It is all to easy to catch one of the push
buttons, they burn quicker than a PA transistor running into a dead short. I
know, I burnt the tuning rate button  :-(

Peter GM8GAX
K2 #4027
98% complete


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Miller" <bobrmiller at sbcglobal.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 Troubleshooting


> Scott,
>
> If you aren't seeing anything on LCD display, go back and check the
> soldering on the display.  The pins are not really long enough and just
> barely protrude through the board. I had a problem with part of my LCD and
> that was the problem. You may want to solder from the top of the board to
> ensure you have contact with the circuit board.
>
> Bob
> WB6KWT
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott Cashel" <KJ5ME at comcast.net>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 9:55 AM
> Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Troubleshooting
>
>
> Good Day,
>
> I have completed the assembly of the control board, front panel, and
initial
> rf board
> and assembled same. On power up the background illuminates and some
clicking
> occurs but
> nothing else. I have disassembled and rechecked component locations and
> retouched the
> solder connections several times. Although I can find nothing wrong I
> obviously have made
> errors somewhere. I am not an engineer and I appear to be in over my head.
>
> Please Help!
>
> Scott Cashel
> KJ5ME
> Arlington, TX
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