Re: [Elecraft] K2 Fault History?
Headphone jack. 73, Drew AF2Z On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:23:01 +1000, you wrote: Has there been any trends over time, where the same components have failed on a K2. I was looking to buy some spares, in case I have a failure. At least I would not then have to wait for parts to ship, from Elecraft. A suggested spares list? 73, Jack VK4JRC __ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K2 Fault History?
The headphone jack and the volume control must be the two most common things that are replaced. Some people seem to blow up PA transistors but that is not common, but keeping a new set of insulating washers is a good idea for if you need to do any work. Other than that I suspect there is nothing else that fits into the category. K2 #2498 still going strong on its original components (apart from the volume control) 30,000 QSOs later. 73 Dave G3YMC On 18 Jun 2011 at 21:23, Jack Chomley wrote: Has there been any trends over time, where the same components have failed on a K2. I was looking to buy some spares, in case I have a failure. At least I would not then have to wait for parts to ship, from Elecraft. A suggested spares list? http://www.davesergeant.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] K2 Fault History?
Jack, 1N5711 diodes and the headphone jack are the two most likely failure parts in the K2. You might want to consider having 2N7000 transistors and a K2PAKIT on hand as well. Replacement firmware ICs is another possibility, but those are rather pricey and do not normally fail unless they have been abused or static damaged when installed. Other parts do not just fail on their own, they need help of some kind or another so unless you want to stock one of every component in the K2 -- that would be an unnecessary step IMHO. 73, Don W3FPR On 6/18/2011 7:23 AM, Jack Chomley wrote: Has there been any trends over time, where the same components have failed on a K2. I was looking to buy some spares, in case I have a failure. At least I would not then have to wait for parts to ship, from Elecraft. A suggested spares list? 73, Jack VK4JRC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
