Scott If you decide to solder thepins on top of the board as I did. watch the barrel of the soldering iron. It is all to easy to catch one of the push buttons, they burn quicker than a PA transistor running into a dead short. I know, I burnt the tuning rate button :-(
Peter GM8GAX K2 #4027 98% complete ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 Troubleshooting > Scott, > > If you aren't seeing anything on LCD display, go back and check the > soldering on the display. The pins are not really long enough and just > barely protrude through the board. I had a problem with part of my LCD and > that was the problem. You may want to solder from the top of the board to > ensure you have contact with the circuit board. > > Bob > WB6KWT > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Cashel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 9:55 AM > Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Troubleshooting > > > Good Day, > > I have completed the assembly of the control board, front panel, and initial > rf board > and assembled same. On power up the background illuminates and some clicking > occurs but > nothing else. I have disassembled and rechecked component locations and > retouched the > solder connections several times. Although I can find nothing wrong I > obviously have made > errors somewhere. I am not an engineer and I appear to be in over my head. > > Please Help! > > Scott Cashel > KJ5ME > Arlington, TX > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
