[Elecraft] k2: KPA 100 capacitor Specs. etc.

[Mike Markowski]

I left my antenna hooked up one winter night...and had a few components
in my t/r switch & swr bridge zapped in both the K2 and the KPA100.  One
of those "exciting failures" of a cap in the 40m low pass filter keyed
me into the problem!

   http://udel.edu/~mm/ham/smoke/

That was over 2 years ago.  I now vigilantly disconnect my antenna.  :-)

73,
Mike ab3ap

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> That's a real mystery John. Don should know if others have experienced it.
> It sure sounds like something in that environment.
> ...
> 
> Ron AC7AC
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> ...
> No more fried 1N5711's.  I feel, though, that the failing capacitors may be
> residual from some of the more exciting failures associated with no output
> power control due to SWR sniffing circuits having been fried by a Zap....
> 
> 73   john