[Elecraft] K2 RF board test

[Jack]

Thanks Geoff. I guessed it must be a meter issue. The K2 has just gone on to 
pass its first powered up tests (where's my corkscrew? I must celebrate).

The meter was a cheapy, bought to test motorbike magneto ignition :o)

Hows things in the old country?

73
Jack VK2CJC / MM0AXL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy" <gm4esd at btinternet.com>
To: "Jack" <vk2cjc at bigpond.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 RF board test


> Jack,
>
> If you do not get a reply which solves your problem please let me know. I 
> cannot get to see the schematic until later today, but it looks as though 
> there might be a semiconductor connected to the right end of R115 which 
> conducts when you use your analogue meter. You could try swapping the 
> leads of the analogue meter to see if it then reads a greater resistance 
> than 2 ohms, hopefully > 500 ohms. If it does then the analogue meter is 
> causing the problem because any analogue meter measuring resistance can 
> cause a semiconductor to conduct, DMMs should not.
>
> 73,
> Geoff
> GM4ESD