[Elecraft] K2 / KPA100: How to install chokes RFC6-7-8-9 near J8 ?

[OZ2BRN Brian Lodahl]

Thanks, Don - but I just checked again this morning, and it appears 
neither to be mentioned in the latest assembly manual nor in the latest 
errata sheets for KPA100.

@ Eric, Wayne; Maybe this is to be mentioned in next revision of the 
errata sheets ?

73'
Brian OZ2BRN
K2 # 6936


Den 02-01-2011 20:51, Don Wilhelm skrev:
>  Brian,
>
> I believe this is addressed on the errata sheet (it used to be).
> Yes, you can install them upright or at an angle, or with both leads 
> bent under the body to enable horizontal mounting - the choice will 
> depend on your version of which is more aesthetically pleasing.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 1/2/2011 1:52 PM, OZ2BRN Brian Lodahl wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> It appears to me that all the mini-chokes RFC6-7-8-9 supplied with the
>> KPA100 kit is not yet small enough to fit into the outline on the PCB,
>> as shown near J8 (the DB-9 connector).
>>
>> The assembly manual does not state anything about the assembly direction
>> of these chokes, if or if not they may be installed upright instead of
>> flat on the PCB - but it appears there may be room to do so.
>>
>> I'm worried that if i attempt to force them in lying flat, I will damage
>> the chokes insulation or cause for an open joint.
>>
>> Any experience here from previous KPA100 builders - what to go for ?
>>
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