Re: [Elecraft] K2 display failure

2007-09-24 Thread Don Wilhelm
Bob, You likely have an unsoldered or poorly soldered connection on the Front Panel Board. Separate the front panel from the board and you can probe most everything on the front panel board. Do a visual check and you may be able to find it - check pin 1 of the U1 socket, that is a common one

RE: [Elecraft] K2 display failure

2007-09-23 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Hi, Bob! That sort of behavior is almost always caused by a missed solder joint. The lead lying in the plated solder pad hole made good enough connection for a while, but it is getting more oxidized over time and so the contact is getting worse and more intermittent. Don, W3FPR, will certaily p