C135 on my K2 RF board sits 1.1mm higher than the 2d fastener. Is it safe shaving that much material off the capacitor body, or should I replace it with a different 103?
I'm one PA transistor away from being able to inspect, test, and align my K2; I don't want to do anything rash. Thanks, --mark/ae0mm ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On July 17, 2018 11:55 AM, Mark Petrovic <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm in the home stretch of building my K2, and wanted to point out > something that might help others as they assemble the transmitter portion > of the radio. > > C135 ("103"), which sits adjacent to the 2D heat sink fastener, needs to be > installed as close to the board as possible. Check that it is lower than > the 2D fastener, otherwise the heat sink panel may not make good contact > with Q7 and Q8. My C135 sat a tiny bit higher than the 2D block; I ended > up shaving a very thin layer of the capacitor body with a razor blade so > that it cleared the 2D fastener. > > Mark > AE6RT > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Mark > > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
