[Elecraft] Delaware! & AGC

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I don't recall for sure, having recently completed my K2, but I may have had that same problem at first as well.  Make sure you are connecting to a good ground on the RF board.  Use those little loops of wire, that is what they are for.  I had also put the ground probe for the DMM into one of the 2D connectors but found that my voltage measurement was a bit low.  When I used the ground on the board the voltage came right up to what it should be.  

As a test engineer I have learned to question measurements and to remeasure.  I sometimes stop remeasuring once I get the answer I want to get.  ;^)

Mark, NK8Q
K2 #4786


>From: Paul Bruneau <paul at ethicalpaul.com>
>Date: Mon Mar 28 10:22:27 CST 2005
>To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Delaware! & AGC

>On Mar 28, 2005, at 10:55 AM, Mike Markowski wrote:
>
>> Last night I completed what the manual calls "Assembly, Part I" of the
>> RF board.  What a great feeling to power up the K2 to check out the
>> control and display boards, and to hear the relays click and see the
>> menus working.  So far the only thing that hasn't quite reached
>> recommended values is that my control board AGC voltage maxes out at
>> 7.92 V rather than the 8 V mentioned in the manual.  I'll have to 
>> search
>> & see if anyone has reported a similar thing.
>
>I'm really glad you posted that because I just ran mine through those 
>tests a few days ago and was slightly troubled to note that mine also 
>maxed out just under the 8v. I think mine got up to 7.98. I'll be 
>interested to see what you find out, or who else might chime in with 
>some data.
>
>Thanks,
>Paul
>KB8NMZ (This weekend I upgraded to General from Grandfathered Novice in 
>anticipation of my K2's completion!)
>K2 SN 4818
>
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