Hi Glenn. Here is the approach I used and it worked fine for me. I held each
xtal in one of those extra hands devices that has several alligator clips on
it. Then I put the ground wire in the other alligator clip and positioned it
so the wire is on the side of the xtal then solder. I did it this way on the
side of each xtal so when I put it on the board all I had to do was solder
the four leads on the board and trim. The alligator clip serves as a nice
little heat sink too.
Harvey
KN6VP
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From: "ON4WIX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 12:27 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K2 - grounding of RCVR filter Xtals
Hi all
My K2 s/n 5361 is coming together nicely, up to now I've encountered no
problems whatsoever.
I just installed the receiver filter Xtals X7 through X11 and now I've
arrived at the point where these Xtals have to be grounded (page 53, last
step).
The manual states that a special grounding technique is required for the
grounding of X7-X11. Instead of soldering a grounding lead to the top of the
Xtal housings the manual states that the grounding wires need to be soldered
to the sides of the housings.
There are 2 grounding pads for each Xtal. My question is: is it absolutely
imperative to use 2 grounding leads for each Xtal? I don't see too many
problems soldering the leads near the outer edge of the PC board, but the
soldering points at the opposite sides of the housings are awfully close to
RP4 and RP5...
Any suggestions as to how I should go about soldering the grounding leads at
those sides of the Xtal housings?
Thanks for any advice.
73 de Glenn ON4WIX
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