[Elecraft] Elecraft K2 S/n 01432...The Saga Continues...

[Andy GM0NWI]

Guy's...

Here we are again...hours after my last post to the group...!  Well.. would 
just like to say a BIG "Thankyou" to all of
you who replied to my previous e-mail...regarding the screws n things, that 
"seemed" to be fitted in the wrong orientation,..
on my "Baby" K2 here...

I took the advice on-board ...changed the screws around (..think it would be 
180 degrees..!) and things in that department
turned out fine...I managed to "mate" ALL 3 boards together, to continue 
with the alignment process from Page 57 onwards in the manual...

Here's the story so far...!

Have done all of the above...and was just about to go ahead and try the rest 
of the alignment, when I thought..."...wait a minute...the rig should turn 
on now..as before ..and "if" I don't hear anything... well...it SHOULD turn 
on though.." ..RIGHT..??

Well...unfortunatley for me... I can't seem to get her to "turn on" (...he 
says...smilin to himself...with a cough..!)...I've put all the relevant side 
panels, front panel etc onto the rig,..plugged the rig into my 30 AMP shack 
PSU as before...

Pressed the "ON" Switch...waited for the EEPROM to do it's thing... 
NOTHIN..!!!

No Display...
No Rig "Noise"...
No Frequency Display ...

I CAN hear the relays click as I press the "ON" switch....there does'nt seem 
to be any "burning" smell or "smoke" emmitting from the rig at this time.... 
tried this several times ..with the same results... NOTHING..!

On "power up" ...I've noticed "heat" emmitting from the rig..."as if" shes 
tryin'...and Q22 on the "RF Board" DOES..heat up..dunno if this is meant to 
happen...but could feel the heat coming off it from inside the rig...

Any ideas anyone...

Andy 
andy.gm0nwi1 at btinternet.com          "...I Just See It.!.."  John A. Ross 
(RSD Communications circa 2004)
A.R.S.
GM0NWI QRP                                       "..It is vain to do with 
more....             "A Dis-Orientated Kiwi...
"K2 S/n 01432 Soon To Be On-Air"                    what can be done with 
less..             In The Northern Hemisphere..."

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