Hi Tom, Have been doing some idle thinking (global thinking if you don't mind) about the installation of new bibs and bobs into the K2 - such as the zero beat indicator. Seems to me that the beast is growing like topsy with a lot of little pcbs and probably a lot of messy interconnections, and RFI problems due to various pulses all wanting to get into the act (as Vic pointed out). I wonder if some housekeeping might help.
It seems to me that a new wall to wall horizontal double sided "mother board" on which the bibs and bobs could be mounted might help, OR perhaps better two vertical double sided "mother boards" , one on the inside of each of the two cabinet side plates, might be a start. At least the "all the time" inputs such as basic DC need only have to be interfaced once for a number of extra gizmos. It would also make better use , I think, of available space and control the dimensions of the added pcbs. Sod's Law clause 13 always strikes when adding bits helter skelter. LET OUT CLAUSE : This is shower/ bathtub thinking. I need to open up K2 to get some idea of available headroom etc etc. Possible obstruction to cooling airflow must be considered, likewise accessibility especially for "in situ" adjustments. This might be a non-starter, but you can have another coffee (or two) if you want to. Expresso is the wine of thought. 73, Geoff GM4ESD _______________________________________________ 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
