[Elecraft] KAT2 assembly

2013-03-10 Thread Hans Elfelt Bonnesen
On the KAT2 a number of toroid cores are prepared and installed. L1 and L2 are to be prepared with an extremely exact length of solid hookup wire. The assembly instruction mentions that toroid cores remain somewhat loose within the winding. That is to put it mildly. They act like a baby's

Re: [Elecraft] KAT2 assembly

2013-03-10 Thread Don Wilhelm
Hans, Yes, you may shorten the wire, it is the number of turns that count, not the wire length. However, it is usually easier to just spread the turns out until it tightens up a bit. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/10/2013 5:27 PM, Hans Elfelt Bonnesen wrote: On the KAT2 a number of toroid cores are

Re: [Elecraft] KAT2 ASSEMBLY MANUAL QUESTION

2007-12-04 Thread Don Wilhelm
John, Yes, the manual is confusing - bottom line is that there should be one set of standoffs and one set of washers between the two boards - it matters not which end of the standoff the washers are installed. To make things easiest, put one set of lockwashers (the first set installed)

[Elecraft] KAT2 ASSEMBLY MANUAL QUESTION

2007-12-03 Thread John Mahon
Hi group. I just assembled and installed a KAT2 module into my K2/QRP #5949. It seems to be working fine. On page 6, the 6th step instructs you to install the two standoffs onto the Control board. The illustration shows the washer between the standoff and PC board. I followed that