[Elecraft] K2 weird problem

[Gregg mulder]

Hello agn fellow Elecrafters,
  I still have a problem with my K2, upon cold startup. power cont. set to 5w. CW mode. when 1st x-mit . bargraph shows almost no ind. but hi curent alarm, power out is 10+ watts( 40m) es after a minite or 2 all is backto normal with bar graph showing 5w es power out is 5w es no alarm. i followed Keith Darwins suggestion es made some rework eliminators. I narrowed the problem to when the ssb brd is plugged in. with ssb brd out, all is fine. I went thru a rebuild of the ssb board es all parts are in proper places es no cold solder joint or bridges. Problem is with ssb brd. could my problem be a faulty (intermittent) IC ??? Any sugestions appreciated.      tnx,   Gregg WB8LZG