[Elecraft] K2 BFO Test problems ( Align. and test, Part II )

2008-03-22 Thread Toni Martin
Hi all, In the process to test and alignement Part II, I have the following issue: I donĀ“t get the correct range of BFO values. In my case the set of values are: - Using CAL FCTR ... 4913,63 Khz. - BFO High Freq. .. 0,00 - BFO Low Freq 4912,60 Khz.

Re: [Elecraft] K2 BFO Test Problems

2007-02-26 Thread Craig Young
All, I thought I'd write describing what the issue was for the record. In the end it was a bad connection on U10 of the Control Board. Pin 13 was not soldered correctly, so V BFO was incorrect. When tested on the RF board V BFO did not move between 0 and 8 Vdc as required (it hovered a

RE: [Elecraft] K2 BFO Test Problems

2007-02-18 Thread Don Wilhelm
Craig, The problem is most likely in one of the following areas: 1) The L33 inductor 2) The varactors 3) The crystals themselves. The very most likely problem is a poor solder connection, and the second most likely is misplaced components. The DC voltages look to be within reason, and it is prob

Re: [Elecraft] K2 BFO Test Problems

2007-02-18 Thread Craig Young
Hello again, I've continued my troubleshooting efforts but the problem persists. I had reflowed all connections except those of X3, so I removed L33 and R116 to do so. Everything appears to be well connected and I don't see any shorts. I checked the DC voltages on U11 using the internal

[Elecraft] K2 BFO Test Problems

2007-02-18 Thread Craig Young
Hello to the group. I am currently working through the Alignment and Test, Part II and have run into the following issue. When I perform the BFO Test, I don't get the proper range. The set of values I get are: BFO High Freq.: 4917.31 kHz BFO Low Freq.: 4916.97 kHz Range: 0.34 kHz The do