Re: [Elecraft] K2 Front Panel Issue

2011-12-22 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
Steve, Maybe a long shot, but try removing U6 (Control Board) from its socket and plugging it back in again - with power off of course while you do this :-) My K2 froze in similar fashion about 2 years after I had built it, and the cause was poor contact between one or more of U6's pins and

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Front Panel Issue

2011-12-22 Thread KW4H
Sounds like a great idea, thanks. I'll give that a try. If nothing else works, I'm going to have to start doing things the old fashioned way (scopes and probes), with the final solution of getting Elecraft on the phone. Looking for the easier solutions first! 73, Steve. On Thu, Dec 22,

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Front Panel Issue

2011-12-22 Thread Don Wilhelm
Steve, Check to be certain all ICs are soldered at all pins, but first check the orientation of the diodes on the front panel. The DC voltage chart in the back of the manual may be helpful. 73, Don W3FPR On 12/21/2011 9:39 PM, KW4H wrote: Got a K2 here in the initial build process that's

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Front Panel Issue

2011-12-22 Thread KW4H
The problem has been fixed -- thanks to all for the help. I took the front panel assembly apart and discovered a missed solder joint. Sigh! All's well now! Steve, KW4H __ Elecraft mailing list Home:

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Front Panel Issue

2011-12-21 Thread KW4H
Yup, the firmware comes up -- I get the elecraft signal in the display and then the usual 40 meter freq. After that, the display is frozen with the frequency display and the buttons do nada. My best guess is that it's probably something simple like a missed solder connection (it happens to all