[Elecraft] K1 (2040) speaker dead
Thank you very much to KR2F, AB9CA, AC7AC, K7SVV, KB9BVN, K4ZM and N0SS and others for the usefull information. I will ask Elecraft for new earphone jack to replace. 73, Ruchan Ozatay, TA2AH ___ 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
[Elecraft] K1 (2040) speaker dead
Hi guys, To day, first time I started to use my K1 (2040) with headphone (headphone for walkman) and it worked perfectly. After a while I disconnect headphone to use it with its own speaker but the speaker didn't work. I checked headphone again and again it was OK but when I disconnect it there was no voice heard from the speaker. Speaker was completely dead. Can some one tell me what happened? before I open the K1 for checking. Any answer and advice would be appreciated. 73, Ruchan Ozatay, TA2AH ___ 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
RE: [Elecraft] K1 (2040) speaker dead
Ruchan, When you plug the headphones in the jack is designed to disconnect the speaker, of course. For some reason, when you removed the headphone plug, the little contact which is supposed to snap back into contact to make the speaker work again, is not doing so. You may have used a plug which possibly was not a standard size which deformed the inner workings of the jack. You will probably have to open it up. Vin Cortina KR2F K1-4 s/n:1977 KX1 s/n:1476 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ruchan Ozatay Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 3:51 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K1 (2040) speaker dead Hi guys, To day, first time I started to use my K1 (2040) with headphone (headphone for walkman) and it worked perfectly. After a while I disconnect headphone to use it with its own speaker but the speaker didn't work. I checked headphone again and again it was OK but when I disconnect it there was no voice heard from the speaker. Speaker was completely dead. Can some one tell me what happened? before I open the K1 for checking. Any answer and advice would be appreciated. 73, Ruchan Ozatay, TA2AH ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K1 (2040) speaker dead
Ruchan, This is a known problem with both the K1 and K2. The earphone jack goes bad. Must replace it. Quite a chore. Right now the jack on my K2 is open on the speaker side, just like your's. I've already replaced the jack on my K1 and was hoping I wouldn't have to do this on the K2, but alas, it is now also broken. 73 de dave ab9ca Ruchan Ozatay wrote: Hi guys, To day, first time I started to use my K1 (2040) with headphone (headphone for walkman) and it worked perfectly. After a while I disconnect headphone to use it with its own speaker but the speaker didn't work. I checked headphone again and again it was OK but when I disconnect it there was no voice heard from the speaker. Speaker was completely dead. Can some one tell me what happened? before I open the K1 for checking. Any answer and advice would be appreciated. 73, Ruchan Ozatay, TA2AH ___ 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 ___ 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
RE: [Elecraft] K1 (2040) speaker dead
My seven-year-old K2 has yet to experience a phones jack problem. That might be just luck, but I have done something a little different that might help as well. I use a lightweight pigtail with a plug in the K2 instead of hooking the phones directly to the jack. I did that because my favorite phones had a 1/4 plug on the end, and I did not want to subject the jack to the stresses involved in using an adapter stuck directly into the front panel. Looking at any in-line adapter, it's pretty obvious that any side force on phones end of the adapter will be increased by 10-fold (or more) inside the jack as the plug moves slightly in the sleeve. That means that an accidental tug on the phones wire of only an ounce or two can translate into a pound or more of force being shoved against the mechanism inside the jack as the plug rocks within the limits allowed by the ground sleeve. It's not much better if a miniature phone plug with an inch-long stiff finger grip is used. I used a miniature right-angle plug for the rig end so that if the line was tugged, there'd be no mechanical leverage at work to increase the force on the jack mechanism. I don't know if that's why I still have not had to replace my phones jack after 7 years of heavy use. Knowing how I can accidentally run out of phones cable at times while I'm operating, it seemed a good idea to take the precaution, Hi! Ron AC7AC -Original Message- Ruchan, This is a known problem with both the K1 and K2. The earphone jack goes bad. Must replace it. Quite a chore. Right now the jack on my K2 is open on the speaker side, just like your's. I've already replaced the jack on my K1 and was hoping I wouldn't have to do this on the K2, but alas, it is now also broken. 73 de dave ab9ca ___ 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
[Elecraft] K1-2040
Hi all, I am now building RF Boar, Part I. I have to install ceramic trimmer capacitors (C13 and C20). The flattened side must be oriented towards the flattened side of the component outline, but the outline on my board is not clear enough. Can some one help me to find which side of the component outline is flattened? Thank you in advance. 73, Ruchan Ozatay, TA2AH ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K1-2040
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Strange, I am at the same point (SN 2033) and have the same question. The outline on the circuit board for C13 and C20 does not have a flat side I can see. Any one have the top cover of the K1 off ? Look at Appendix F in the manual. In my manual the flat side of C13 and C20 is pointing to the back edge of the board. But to be on the safe side, look in your own manuals. 73 de SM0RVV ./Erik K1 #1978 K2 #4904 ___ 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
