[Elecraft] do I miss something...?

[ON4WIX]

Hello Jacques,

I had exactly the same thing happen to me last year when I had built my W1. 
First I checked all my solder joints, all were OK. Then I started checking 
the continuity of the PCB traces using the schematic. Simple job: if, say, 
acording to the schematic one side of R4 is connected to one side of C5, 
just put an ohmmeter across this trace to see if it reads 0 Ohms. That way I 
discovered my PCB had one hairline crack that was virtually invisible. I 
just soldered a small wire to bypass this trace and all was well.

Hope you find the cause of your problems soon.

Bonne année et bonne chance!

73 de Glenn ON4WIX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "f9oj.7" <f9oj.7 at wanadoo.fr>
To: "Elecraft" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 2:44 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] do I miss something...?


> Hello
> I assembled a W2 wattmeter last december, but I had to spend a couple of
> weeks in a clinic, and when back home, I tested it, but it did work as it
> ought to !
>
> When "power" on, no problem ; when tapping"range", the 2 watt led never
> lights up. The others do normally.
>
> If I apply RF via the K3, the whole line of the "power" green leds lights
> up, whatever  power applied, and the SWR line flickers all over the range.
>
> Has anyone an idea?
>
> Thanks for any suggestion.
>
> Best 73
>
> Jacques de F9OJ
> K2 #O937  K3 # 2450
>
>
>
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