[Elecraft] Notes to new K2 builders - Part 1

[Bud Rogers]

On Friday 12 March 2004 09:19, Don Brown wrote:
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Bill Tippett<mailto:btippett@alum.mit.edu>

>>   1.  I ended up with an extra 1N5817 diode, which is
>>   supposedly D3, but page 15 says to install R22 (82k)
>>   in its place.  Maybe R22 is installed for temporary
>>   testing so I'll keep the D3 diode until after alignment.
>>
>
>   D3 is replaced with the 82k resistor as part of the key click mod
> now included in all new K2's

I had the same moment of confusion that Bill had.  Perhaps a short note 
explaining the substitution would not be out of order.

I gave myself a scare on the front panel board.  I carefully soldered  
all 40 pins of the socket for U1.  Then I carefully looked them over 
under a magnifying glass to make sure I didn't have any solder bridges 
or cold joints.  About half way through the inspection I realized I had 
installed the socket on the bottom side of the board.  Of course, 
that's where it's supposed to be, but for about 20 seconds I had a real 
panic attack...

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Bud Rogers	<budr@netride.net>	 KD5SZ