Subject: [Elecraft] Straight Key issue>

[moe at ecosse.net]

Hi Gil 

Just try to reseat the ICs.--Processor and the EEPROM chip.

When I first built mine I didn't push them fully in then after moving / 
carrying the K2 around funny thiings happened .Reseat ICs and all is well.

Of course You could forget to solder few joints and they may still work by 
contact , then later it became loose.


moe

MM0MRM





> From: "Gil Stacy" <gilstacy at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Straight Key issues on K2
> To: w3fpr at arrl.net
> Cc: William Koucky <wkoucky at chartermi.net>, elecraft at mailman.qth.net
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> After a couple of months of not turning on K2, it has gone goofy.
> Apparently
> goofiness caught from OP by K2.
> With HAND selected in INP menu, straight key properly wired, starts string
> of dits when contacts closed.  Same key I"ve used for 4 years without a
> problem.  Tried another, same thing.
> After turning on set, INFO 80 msg. appeared.  Restart, msg. disappeared.
> Series of restarts normal.  If I had to guess, bad solder joint.  Unlike
> wine, solder joints do not get better with age. Question is, where to
> start?
>
> 73, Gil NN4CW
> K2 3104s on K2