Don had a great suggestion. The KSB2 kit has a spare 103 that is significantly smaller than the K2 103s.
Thanks everyone, --mark/ae0mm ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On September 14, 2018 11:14 PM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > All bottom-side components must be less than 0.25” in height so they don’t > touch the inside of the bottom cover. You can fold parts over, but I would > never, ever attempt to modify their height by removing material. If you feel > compelled to do that, better to just request a lower-profile replacement > lower profile part from Elecraft. > > Wayne > N6KR > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > http://www.elecraft.com > > > On Sep 14, 2018, at 6:45 PM, Don Wilhelm [email protected] wrote: > > Mark, > > The answer is "Maybe". > > I have heard of some builders who have reduced the height of C135, but that > > is a risky situation, you may short the plates of the capacitor rendering > > it useless. > > A better solution is to replace it with a capacitor that is smaller. > > Do you have the KSB2 kit? If so, there is a spare small 0.01 uF capacitor > > in that kit. It has leads for .1 inch lead spacing, but spread them out so > > they will go into the holes in the RF board. > > If you do not have the KSB2, but do have the KPA100, you can borrow one of > > those small capacitors from the KPA100 kit and order a replacement p/n > > E530019 - 0.01uF capacitor 0.1 inch lead spacing from [email protected]. > > 73, > > Don W3FPR > > > > > On 9/14/2018 8:37 PM, AE0MM via Elecraft wrote: > > > 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] > > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > 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]
