Re: [Elecraft] [K2] KPA100 Troubleshooting - SWR high on low bands, Loss of power control

2012-09-11 Thread Bill Coleman
On Sep 1, 2012, at 9:02 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: As for your wattmeter problems, I suspect that the diodes D16 and D17 may be half bad. Yes, that is rare, but possible - they have been damaged enough to change their characteristics but not make them either open or

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] KPA100 Troubleshooting - SWR high on low bands, Loss of power control

2012-09-03 Thread Bill Coleman
On Sep 1, 2012, at 9:02 PM, Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com wrote: Bill, I am puzzled why a bad EL5146C would cause an INFO 080 problem. INFO 080 normally is the inability of the MCU to properly communicate with another firmware processor. While it is entirely possible that the EL5146C

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] KPA100 Troubleshooting - SWR high on low bands, Loss of power control

2012-09-03 Thread Don Wilhelm
Bill, Yes, you can substitute 1N4148 diodes - they are not as flat with respect to frequency and the response at very low powers will not be as accurate, but other than that, they will work just fine. 73, Don W3FPR On 9/3/2012 12:51 PM, Bill Coleman wrote: I have some 1N5711's on order from

[Elecraft] [K2] KPA100 Troubleshooting - SWR high on low bands, Loss of power control

2012-09-01 Thread Bill Coleman
My KPA100 has been giving good service for nine and a half years. Back in July, it was giving me an INFO 080 issue, which I tracked down to a defective U6 - EL5146C on the KPA100. I've successfully replaced this chip, and now the KPA100 is responding. Because of the part replacements, I have

Re: [Elecraft] [K2] KPA100 Troubleshooting - SWR high on low bands, Loss of power control

2012-09-01 Thread Don Wilhelm
Bill, I am puzzled why a bad EL5146C would cause an INFO 080 problem. INFO 080 normally is the inability of the MCU to properly communicate with another firmware processor. While it is entirely possible that the EL5146C was dragging down the output of the +5v regulator and causing the KPA100