[Elecraft] K2: KPA 100 Capacitor Specification?

[Jferg977 at aol.com]

Felow Elecrafters,
I have just replaced the second-to-fail .01uF cap on the KPA/100 low band  
filter relay circuitry of #5087.  In this case, C13.  Failure is a  partial 
short which allows that relay pair (k3 and k4) to close even though  U2 hasn't so 
ordered.  Symptom that this has happened is inability to  tune down SWR and 
power runaway.  This would make sense because  in this condition - particularly 
this one - since I don't have a 160 meter setup  - the low band filters are 
triggered for 160 plus whatever other band I thought  I was going to work, two 
filters for the price of one - not a bargain.
 
This radio has suffered some hard-knocks before I understood how to deal  
with ESD and I feel that I owe 
Elecraft far more than they owe me, But.........
 
Should I replace the relay coil caps with ones with better specs? If so,  
what should I use?
 
73   AI4TO    John Ferguson   M/V  Arcadian
 
 
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