[Elecraft] Notes to new K2 builders - Part 2

[Bill Tippett]

	After a week off, I've now completed Part One of
the RF Board and successfully gone through the initial
"smoke test" for #4119 (up to page 43 where I ran into
question 2 following).  Comments and questions below:

1.  Figure 6-6 on page 38 does not look at all like the
side panels I had.  The text in the third paragraph from
the top left says "The 2-D fasteners to be attached in
the next step go on the inside surface, which has bare
aluminum areas that were masked during painting."
My panels did NOT have the areas for these fasteners
masked (top front and middle rear), although all 4 2-D
fasteners from the RF board to the side panels (bottom
front and 2/3 way toward the rear) were masked. Is this
a defect in my panels or bad documentation?  Is the
grounding via the 4 RF-Board 2-D fasteners sufficient?
If my panels were not masked but should have been,
can I simply try to scrape the paint away where the
top front and middle rear 2-D fasteners attach?

2.  Is there no illustration of the RF probe other than
the schematic in Figure 1 on page 9 of Appendix E?
Is the probe tip directly soldered into the tip hole so
that it extends below the board (bottom side) or do
you bend it at a right angle so it extends in the same
direction as the probe assembly?  I assume you grasp
the probe at the rear of the board where coax connects
but I can imagine using the probe tip either at right angles
to the probe body or inline with it.  Which is correct and
how about Elecraft adding a simple drawing in addition to
the schematic (like Figure 6-14 for the Counter Probe)?

3.  Is it normal for the Power switch to extend ~5/16"
when OFF and ~3/16" when ON?  It seemed to snap in
but just looks a bit longer than it should be to my eye.

	So far so good...I was expecting smoke when
I powered up but everything came alive as described!

				73,  Bill  W4ZV