Steve KC8QVO wrote: > > Problem found. I did some swapnostics with a buddy's K2 and we traced the > problem to the front panel. After going through all the resistance checks > again my friend found the problem - U4 was backwards. > > It took me quite a while to fix it. I used solder wick to suck out the > solder. I am sure anyone that has done that on a 20 pin IC can relate - > quite tedious to pull the chip without lifting a pad or pulling a plated > thru hole! > > Steve, KC8QVO >
Steve, you are to be commended. Unsoldering a 20-pin IC?? Wow, you're good! My method is to just buy another IC and cut each pin from the old IC and remove the pins individually; I feel that is much less risky to do than trying to salvage the chip. But, good on you, Steve, for doing just that. Mark - W5EZY -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K2-Build-6950-tp5091343p5108358.html Sent from the [K2] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
