Indeed, I have the brown trimmers at C32/C34 as well as C44/C46. The latest errata sheet from Nov 2016 says C44/C46 should have red bodies and be about 25pf. The ones I have do not go below low-30pf. Thanks for the help, Don! Bob
On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 5:10 PM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > Bob, > > You have too much capacitance at C32 and C34. > > Contact Elecraft support and ask them to send 2 trimmer caps to replace > C44 and C46. The ones you have with your kit do not have a small enough > minimum capacitance. The p/n you need is E540011 and the bodies were red > the last time I saw them. > > The 35 to 70pF range you measured is higher than I would expect. They > should measure about 20pF to 45pF. > > If you have a similar problem with the maximum power on 18 MHz as well, > ask for replacements for C32 and C34. The part number is E540002 and they > have yellow bodies. > > See the latest Errata page - download it from the Elecraft website. > Trimmer capacitors have become a problem for Elecraft over the past 6 > months or so. I believe you have brown body trimmers at C32, C34, C44 and > C46. Several of those were found not to meet the manufacturer's specs for > capacitance range and were dropped. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > > On 2/26/2017 5:41 PM, Robert Kasten wrote: > >> Finished my K2 in the last few days and really enjoyed the build. It was >> just like old times. >> >> All bands except 12m have aligned OK...but I cannot get any more than .5W >> output on 12m - no matter the C44/46 trimmer cap settings or the power >> setting. And while it not fun, I pulled components C42,C43,C44,C45,C46,C47 >> and C48 and they all showed fine on the cap tester. C32 and C34 are >> adjustable from about 35pf to 70pf. >> >> ______________________________________________________________ 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]
