If you are building a K2, or any Elecraft product for that matter, the first thing to do is to do a complete inventory of everything received. Sometimes, but not often, parts can be missing, or parts like toroidal cores can be broken in transit, and you can then get replacements from Elecraft before starting construction. The K2 resistors are on a bandolier in the sequence in which they are called for by the construction manual, but not so the capacitors. Two ways of dealing with capacitors: (1) get some empty pill bottles and into each put the capacitors of a given value. Mark the value on the bottle with a water insoluble fine felt pen, or, (2) cut a cardboard box around the perimeter at about half height to reveal the corrugations in the cardboard. Then place one leg of each capacitor in the corrugation voids in the order in which the construction manual calls for them. (An old Heathkit trick) Some sticky tape around the outside of the box covering the lower part of the exposed capacitor leg will stop them from falling out should the box be accidentally knocked.
This is quite a lot of work, but it pays dividends in worry-free, easy, construction. All the best and 73 Kevin VK3DAP / ZL2DAP ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
