Hello Jon: Regarding question 2; magnetic tools will *not* hurt your K2. Indeed, it's useful to have some magnetized tools for installing/screws from some of the hard-to-reach places. A magnetized screwdriver will hold both a screw with a lock washer while they're being positioned and threaded into a hole.
Perhaps you (like me) once worked on a lot of devices using magnetic tape (or, today, disk drives). In those situations magnetized tools are 'deadly' to performance and can destroy data, but they're FB in an Elecraft rig. I'd be very surprised if the cap touching the diode was any problem but I'll leave the definitive answer to question 1 to Don or someone who has built a K2 recently. It sounds like there have been some changes in parts in recent years. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jon Perelstein Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 7:39 AM To: elecraft reflector Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Miscellaneous Build Questions I just started building a K2 and I have a couple of questions: 1. On the Control Board, when I installed capacitor C4 (0.47 microF, monolithic cap "474"), it somewhat overhangs and touches diode D1 (1N4148). C4 is a rather thick (fat) capacitor and there doesn't seem to be any way to install it without it overhanging and touching D1. Is this okay? 2. After getting through pg. 14 and most of the capacitors on pg. 15, I noticed that my new diagonal cutters (bought from Radio Shack) are slightly magnetic -- that is, they attract and pick up the clipped leads. I have of course gotten rid of them -- but do you think that using those cutters could have damaged anything? Fortunately, I had not gotten to any of the ICs or transistors when I discovered this. 3. Why is it after getting all the way through pages 14, 15, and 16, it appears that there are more components than ever remaining to be installed?? Do they procreate at night when I'm not looking? Jon KB1QBZ K1 #2552 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
