Re: [Elecraft] [K1] Building a K1 no side tone

2010-01-03 Thread Rick/WA6ES
I should of said I am on Page 36 of the Alignment and Test Part 1 so I think that there is no output, I will check the board anyway, you never know. At first I did find some points not soldered and took care of them. Still checking and killing brain cells. Not sure if the display goes blank

Re: [Elecraft] [K1] Building a K1 no side tone

2010-01-03 Thread Don Wilhelm
Rick, The K1 display changes to a simulated bargraph to indicate the power output when keyed. You will not have any power output at this stage of assembly, so your statement of a 'blank display' may be just fine. Since the backlight stays on during keying, I should retract my statement

Re: [Elecraft] [K1] Building a K1 no side tone

2010-01-03 Thread Rick/WA6ES
Well Don, I went back checked everything, every hole and every solder fleck. Cleaned up pad solder joints and just verified all, did I mention I missed a couple of holes. Plugged in the power and earbuds and I heard noise, tried the keyer and it was making noise, backwards but dits and dahs. I

Re: [Elecraft] [K1] Building a K1 no side tone

2010-01-03 Thread Don Wilhelm
Rick, that is great news. There is a menu setting to reverse the paddles for us lefties. 73, Don W3FPR Rick/WA6ES wrote: Well Don, I went back checked everything, every hole and every solder fleck. Cleaned up pad solder joints and just verified all, did I mention I missed a couple of holes.