Re: [Elecraft] K2 Display OTS - Request Advice . . . . .

2017-08-17 Thread Christopher Hoover
I have to wonder if you haven't run into the problem I had with my K3S about four weeks ago. Same symptoms. The cause was a shorted filter cap for the LCD bias on the display board. Details are in the mailing list archives. 73 de AI6KG On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 4:07 PM, Dauer, Edward

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Display OTS - Request Advice . . . . .

2017-08-16 Thread Don Wilhelm
Ted, A blank display is quite unusual. Does "Elecraft" display when the K2 is powered on? First check the DC voltage at the anodes of D6 and D7. In receive D6 should be near 8 volts while D7 anode should be near zero volts. If there is voltage at the anode of D7, the K2 is going into

[Elecraft] K2 Display OTS - Request Advice . . . . .

2017-08-16 Thread Dauer, Edward
The display on my K2 (S/N 7637) just quit. The backlight is on, but not a single digit component appears. The rig has been working FB for over a year. Used it today as the alignment receiver for another K2 being built. All was fine when that process started, both rigs worked as they should,