As expected, you are absolutely correct! I owe you ANOTHER one. K1 #2897 is alive, thanks to W3FPR!
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Don Wilhelm" <w3...@embarqmail.com> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 9:01 PM To: "Andy Engle" <andy.en...@live.com> Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT1 Install Troubles > Andy, > > That trace cut was not to be done on a new K1 RF board. You will have to > remove the resistors and capacitor and repair the trace cut with a jumper > wire. Check page 7 - the "i in a triangle" informational item near the > bottom of the page - it says to skip the next 5 steps if your board is > new. > > I believe 'undoing' those 5 steps will restore things to normal. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > Andy Engle wrote: >> Hey Gang! >> >> I finished my K1 this evening! All seemed well until I went to install >> the ATU (KAT1). >> >> During initial test (p.9), I put the ATU mode into F1.3 and then exit >> out. I press WPM- & WPM+ to tune and the display reads P2.3 instead of >> the r8.5 that's expected. In the troubleshooting, guidance is to verify >> the orientation of U2 and D3. I verified they are correct. I also >> checked that D3 was still functional. I have checked and double-checked >> the solder work on U2, D3, and adjacent components. All look to be okay >> with no obvious shorts. >> >> During installation of the KAT1, instructions were to cut the trace on >> the bottom of the board and install RF-R4. R4 was already installed in >> the space indicated by the silkscreen on the bottom of the board. So, I >> cut the trace and removed the OLD RF-R4 and reinstalled it, bridging the >> trace I cut. Is this correct? >> >> If I put the ATU into TUN mode and exit, triggering tuning causes the >> relays to begin switching madly and never stopping. >> >> Any thoughts as to how I can figure this out, please? All help greatly >> appreciated! >> >> Happy 4th to all! >> >> --Andy >> K0ADE >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
