[Elecraft] KIO2 install and volt meter problem

[james at kurtadler.com]

Everyone's hunches were correct! It was the little slider switch on 
the control board. I must have bumped it when I was unplugging the 
cables. I switched it back to '12V' and everything worked fine. I even 
found it in the manual later on (Go figure.. looked at the directions 
hihi).  Thanks everyonen for your help. Ah yes, I forgot to mention my 
K2 vintage, it's S/N 2735. 

So far I don't have communications between the radio and the computer, 
but I have to check the serial cable and I'll have to double-check the 
KIO2. Otherwise everything else looks good. 

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Hammond <n0ss at earthlink.net>
Date: Sunday, August 14, 2005 10:23 am
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KIO2 install and volt meter problem

> James:
> 
> Check the mini-slide switch on the CONTROL BOARD. Be sure it's set 
> to 12V 
> and NOT to EXT (maybe it's "INT").
> 
> 73,
> 
> Tom   N0SS
> 
> At 01:35 AM 8/14/2005, you wrote:
> >I was just putting the finishing touches on installing the KIO2 
> in my
> >K2 when I encountered a problem during testing. I was at the part of
> >testing the change in current when pulling the KIO2 off and on. 
> When I
> >pulled the KIO2 off and powered the radio back on, I got a 'Low 
Batt'
> >message and the voltage was reading 0.00.. this is with the battery
> >only in it. I tried plugging the KIO2 back in and it still reads 
> 0.00.>
> >It looks like everything else functions normally. I noticed the 
radio
> >on receive was drawing .30 on the scale (it still can read current
> >draw). I have the Auto Tuner, the Noise Blanker, the Audio 
> Filter, the
> >160 meter band option and the ssb adapter (in addition to the KIO2).
> >Is that an acceptable amount of current draw when running it with 
the
> >display on nite mode (backlit)?
> >
> >Any ideas where I should start looking to repair the built-in volt
> >meter?
> >
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