Welcome Alan!
I went through the same questions last year. A
variable power soldering station is helpful. Make sure
whatever iron you get is ESD safe. Small thin solder
is the easiest to work with. I used a silver based
solder, just because I had a pound of it and it was
.015". For parts sorting,
On Thu, 2004-02-12 at 11:16 -0800, Bob Tellefsen wrote:
> Take an old cardboard box, around the size your K2 came in.
> Cut it horizontally so that all the ends of the little corrugations
> are exposed.
> Now, when you are inventorying and building, you can place your parts
> where they are visible
Tom is correct on checking everything as you go. Even after building many
K2s, I still do it the same way - I sort the components and place them in
order for easy 'part picking' (I use the corrugated cardboard edge of a slit
USPS shipping box). Then as I insert each part, I read its value. Th
down to operate the radio
when its finished. I suspect that is why so many guys keep building more
for others. The building is addicting.
73 de Tom K2TA
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t me know.
73,
Doug
W6JD
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Subject: [Elecraft] New Build K2/100
> I just received my new K2/100 with all the bells and whistles. I ordered
> all
> the necessary tools to help put it together
In my experience the K2 is actually easier to build than most Heathkits -
especially the older vacuum tube jobs.
Where most people have trouble is in putting the wrong part in the wrong
place. Putting in parts oriented wrong (IC's backwards, etc.) and in bad
solder joints (cold or missed solder jo
Congratulations, Alan. You're in for a fun journey through the building
of your K2.
One suggestion that many of us have used is this.
Take an old cardboard box, around the size your K2 came in.
Cut it horizontally so that all the ends of the little corrugations are
exposed.
Now, when you are inve
I just received my new K2/100 with all the bells and whistles. I ordered
all
the necessary tools to help put it together i.e.: solder station, etc. I
haven't built a kit since the days of Heathkit and that was many years ago.
If anyone has suggestions, I would appreciate helpful comments. Than
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