[Elecraft] KIO2 install and volt meter problem

[thom2 at att.net]

Hi all,
  Well I guess just about everyone has bumped into the slider switch and gotten the "battery low" message.

  I'm just curious as what the purpose of that slider is?  In other words, when is it appropriate to to switch it over?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Tnx 
Tom
WB2QDG
K2 1103


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: 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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