[Elecraft] K2 Software Problem?

2012-07-28 Thread g3naq
My K2/100 has suddenly stopped working. If it was an RF problem, I would have some idea where to start. But when I switch it on, 'ELEC appears on the display, but there it stays. So what do I do next? Please don't tell me to look for dry joints, wire whiskers, bent IC pins, or similar - I am

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Software Problem?

2012-07-28 Thread Ken
Hello Geoff Sorry to hear about your K2 problems, Though I cannot fault your K2 for you, and I know what its like being without a Rig especially if your into IOTA, so what I can so is let you borrow my K2 /100 until you get your sorted our. Regards Ken..G0ORH / M3i Sent from my iPhone 4

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Software Problem?

2012-07-28 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
Geoff, Have you tried pulling and then reseating the MCU on the Control Board? My k2/100 #3255 froze on two occasions some years ago due to corrosion between one or more of this IC's pins and its socket. I replaced this socket with a Turned Pin type after the second episode, a type of socket