[Elecraft] First K2 question

[Don Wilhelm]

Bill,

There is one bag for the Control Board - open it and do the inventory - you
will have to dip into the Hardware bag for a couple screws while doing the
control board assembly, so your choice is either to inventory the hardware
bag first or keep track of the parts used from it.
Assemble the Control Board.

If you have not done it already, inventory the hardware bag.

The front panel is similar, inventory the Front Panel bag just before doing
the front panel.  The standoffs come in the hardware bag and the Serial
Number packet contains the plastic parts.  The screws are in the hardware
bag. Aseemble the Front Panel.

When you get to the RF board, there are 2 bags to inventory - RFa and RFb.
I have not yet figured out exactly what the rationale is for separating the
capacitors into the two bags, so you can plan on inventoring both together.
Assemble the RF Board.  There are really 3 steps to the RF board assembly.
Do everything in the order spelled out in the manual and all should be
well - do not skip about in the instructions until you have assembled
several K2s and the process begins to make sense.

Following the steps in the manual in order will yield you a fine functioning
K2.

73,
Don W3FPR


> -----Original Message-----
>
> I just ordered mine and a question has already popped up in my fevered
> brain.  Since the parts are arranged in different bags, one for
> each board,
> does it make sense to inventory and separate parts for each
> board?  In other
> words, inventory and separate the control board parts and then finish the
> board.  Once done, then proceed to an inventory/separation/finish of the
> front panel board and then so on.  It seems to me it would cut down on
> clutter from parts that are not yet needed and create more usable
> space on
> my workdesk.
>
>