[Elecraft] #4684

[R. Kevin Stover]

Hi all.

K2/100 #4684 has passed alignment and test part 1 but not without some 
human error thrown in.
I will swear on a stack of any book you want that I checked U1 pin #1 on 
the front panel board during the resistance checks. I got the radio all 
asembled and powered up but no display. I tore it all down again only to 
find that pin #1 had infinite resistance instead of the 25-35K it was 
supposed to have. All of the other readings were correct. I figured it 
was a cold joint on pin #1 of the socket.

I didn't think I was going to be able to remove the LCD without screwing 
it up so I took the chip out of the socket and reheated the pin through 
the socket with a needle point tip I bought with my 936. A one second 
count was enough to reflow the solder and I didn't melt any part of the 
socket.

I have now instituted a "touch 'em twice" policy when it comes to 
soldering all connections. I'll let the solder cool then a few seconds 
later go back and hit them all again.

Still having fun.

-- 
R. Kevin Stover, ACØH