[Elecraft] Spare parts for K2

[JEAN-FRANCOIS MENARD]

Thanks Don for your suggestion,

This is a good starting point.... I'm agree that I don't need a lot of 
components, but a few basic and versatile to be commonly use in many 
other projects.

And one other thing, all parts seems to be very common anyway in any 
good electronic store, or at least you will get it in a couple of 
days...

73

Le 04-06-25, à 11:11, Don Wilhelm a écrit :

> Jean-Francois,
>
> I would say to save your money - unless you want to accumulate some 
> parts
> for other homebrew projects.
>
> Parts in the K2 rarely fail (almost never) unless they are abused in 
> some
> way.
> The design point for the components is conservative and little stress 
> is
> placed on them in normal usage.  I have never had a component fail in 
> a K2
> in 5 years unless I 'slipped' with the probe - and if that happens, it 
> is
> hard to say just what component will be zapped - it depends on where 
> the
> probe was placed.
>
> If you insist, I would suggest buying some 2N7000 MOSFETs because they 
> have
> very low gate current and can be used if you want to 'steal' a signal 
> from
> inside the K2 without creating undue extra loading.  They will handle 
> up to
> 200 ma of drain current too, so they can drive a heavy load if 
> required.
> Other good choices are 2N2222 NPN transistors and 2N2906 PNP 
> transistors
> which will give a good start for any junkbox.  An assortment of 1/4 
> watt
> resistors and a stock of capacitors is always a good thing to have on 
> hand.
> I keep every value resistor in the 10% value scale in stock and lots of
> .001, .01 and .1 capacitors as well as assorted smaller values.  You 
> can
> usually parallel capacitors to obtain the in-between values when 
> needed.
> What you add to your parts selection does depend on the kind of 
> circuits you
> are likely to build, but you can't go wrong with the above suggestions 
> for a
> starting point.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> Life is what happens when you are making other plans
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> Does somebody have any suggestion of a list of parts considered "a
> must" in my spare parts package for my K2 I would like to store at home
> ???
>
> For sure Q7 (2SC1969) is in my kit !!!
>
>
>
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