[Elecraft] K2 Build ideas and suggestions...

[Don Wilhelm]

  Page 74 of the manual covers the installation of the option headers 
quite well.  This is after the PA transistors have been mounted and 
before the installation of the heatsink.  Do it just as the manual 
indicates and there will be no problems.

As an additional hint to make things easier - on page 75, you will 
remove the nuts from the PA mounting screws prior to adding the thermal 
pads and installing the heatsink.  There is a caution about not letting 
the PA mounting screws fall out during this process.  To aid that, cut 
(do not tear) a piece of electrical tape about 1 inch long - stick it to 
the screwheads and the RF board (and T4).  That will allow you to turn 
the K2 upside-down without losing the screws and the PA mounting hardware.

73,
Don W3FPR


On 10/10/2010 7:55 PM, Bill K9YEQ wrote:
> Great suggestion, but save the time and follow  Don's suggestion which I
> think eliminates rework and possible additional issues.
>
> Bill
> K9YEQ
>