I swapped out all of the Elecraft IC sockets for turned pin ones when assembling my K2/100. Having had socket problems in my 'day job' the last thing I wanted was the same for my hobby.
This thread reminds me that I need to get some more for my up and coming transverter build. 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 15:21:11 +0100, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote: > John, > > The type of IC socket supplied with the K2 can cause problems after a while > even in a house environment. A couple of years ago I had to change the > Control Board's MCU socket in my K2 to a turned pin / machined pin type > after the K2 shut down a couple of times. I have ALWAYS used the turned pin > / machined pin type of socket in my homebrewed equipment, and should have > used them when building the K2. > > I did not see Don's e-mail so I could well be repeating what he said. A > quick check on socket corrosion if it is not too bad is to pull the IC and > then put it back into its socket. > > Good luck. > > 73, Geoff. > GM4ESD > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 1:46 PM > Subject: [Elecraft] Re: K2 Condensation? > > > Dave, > This seems a good idea. I had forgotten that some experienced mariner > once wrote that he left all his electronics on all the time - in > stand-by mode where possible and that this had considerably lengthened > their lives. My current plan is to take the K2 apart and very closely > inspect all the surfaces and connections looking for discoloration and > perhaps flux which might be causing a bridge when wet. > > Don Wilhelm ( thanks Don) concurred that replacing the supplied IC > sockets with ones having machined tinned terminals might help as well > as the flux removal. We'll see. In the meantime the Info80 message > goes off within about 20 seconds of firing up in the morning so it's > really only an annoyance, > > 73 John KI4NGH > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
