[Elecraft] K2 problems after lightning

Fred Jensen k6dgw at foothill.net
Mon Apr 7 14:07:38 EDT 2014


"The easiest radio to repair is one that has had a small fire in one 
corner of the chassis."
     Tom, W6AHY (SK)

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
- www.cqp.org

PS:  Tom had no eyesight

On 4/7/2014 10:54 AM, Edward R Cole wrote:

> A lesson taught me by a fellow bench tech who did not have a lot of tech
> training was to initially open the unit and carefully look over the
> circuit board for obvious burnt items!  Use your nose for burnt smell.
> Touch to find "Hot" components (carefully). Look for black marks
> indicating arcing.  I can't tell you how well that worked for him!




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