Well, more kudos to Elecraft support are in order, so just want to give credit where exceptional credit is due. My second K2 build is going nowhere as smoothly as my first one: I somehow managed to lose D36, the SMT PIN diode and didn't discover that it was actually gone from my table until I got to that installation step. Prior to that, though, I managed to burn a pretty decent corner off one of the latching relays on the board. So I get to practice my difficult-to-remove-part removal skills to replace it!
All this of course, a warning to everyone to not ever "press on" with a build when one is tired. That's how I managed to burn the corner off the relay while soldering in another component on the board, I just wasn't paying attention to where the iron was going! As for D36, I must have flicked it off the table at some point in the past and where she went, nobody knows. Despite all that, I'm still having a wonderful time with this build and have learnt more in the process than I think I ever did on any other project I've done. So I emailed [email protected] with my tail between my legs this weekend - I think they all know me there now LOL - and they sent me replacements yesterday, pretty much taking care of it right as they opened for business. So I should have the replacement parts in hand on Thurs. Can't get better service than that! Only a couple more parts and the receiver will be finished. If I made any goofs so far, well, I suppose I'll find out soon enough. Tnx to Elecraft and 73 LS W5QD -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-build-from-purgatory-tp7616239.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
