Anyone building a K2 with the rework eliminators should read carefully Don, W3FPR's warnings about how installing them will cause you to have to make extensive changes to some of the K2 test and alignment procedures.
If you want to remove a module at some point it's "dirt simple" without the rework eliminators. It involves fashioning a jumper or two out of some old clipped resistor leads to fit in the open connectors left when you pull the module. In one or two cases, the jumper is made with a supplied fixed capacitor. My S/N 1289 built in 2000 has been torn down and rebuilt so often I've lost count. It's been a test bed for a number of the K2 mods and improvements over the years. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- Tom, KG3V wrote: "So do you just buy the ones for the options you expect to actually install at some point? Also, if I bought the DSP filter and intend to install it, is the rework elimnator still useful for using the rig without the DSP, or if I want to install my own filter in place of the DSP filter?" I'm a new K2 kit builder working my way up the learning curve. I'm incorporating the rework eliminators as I'm assembling my K-2. The way I see it, the rework eliminators provide advantages for all K2 owners and builders: 1.) If you are building a new K2, the rework eliminators will help you to test your basic K2 before you install options, then allow you to just plug in your selected options. 2.) If you have an existing K2 and want to add options, the unmodules will allow you to remove the options for troubleshooting and maintenance. 3.) If you are thinking of re-selling your K2 at sometime in the future (I am not!) incorporating the unmodules may make your rig more desirable to a buyer who wishes to add options. I think the advantages are particularly weighty for new builders like myself who purchased a number of options with the new K2 kit. 73, Chuck NI0C _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
