Don, Thanks. I hope they either stopped using these or changed the instructions. That said, this is the only ambiguous thing I have seen in all my work so far on the K2 and KPA100. That's quite an accomplishment.
Oh - I just realized maybe I installed them wrong in the k2. I'm not going to change it now unless I have a problem. 73, Tom KG3V Quoting Don Wilhelm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Tom, > > I figure you have the blue plastic body trimmer caps there. > > I do not have one here to check which end is which, but you can check > whatever you have in hand easily with an ohmmeter. > > Check for continuity between the adjustment slot to each of the capacitor > leads. Call the one that indicates continuity GROUND - align that ground > side toward the ROUNDED side of the board silkscreen outline. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > I am working on my KPA100 and installing the three plastic > > trimmer capacitors. > > Instructions say align the flat side with the flat side on the silkscreen. > > Unfortunately both ends of the trimmers are flat. I saw this > > discussed before > > but just want to confirm that I should align the "long" flat side > > with the mark, > > and not the short one. My guess from the silkscreen was just the opposite. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tom KG3V > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/699 - Release Date: 2/23/2007 > 1:26 PM > > _______________________________________________ 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
