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Lane-2

K2 Build

Another post here since I'm sure support is closed till Tuesday and I'm
hoping to make some progress over the long weekend.

Pg 51, the very last step, is the install of C167 (.001 uF, "102").
Appendix A shows a "more or less" photo of this capacitor.

I can't locate this capacitor, but then, I may have it and it may not look
like the one in the photo.

There are some smaller capacitors remaining that are yellow (as opposed to
red in the photo) marked "102" on one side, and "K1J" on the other side.
The other oddity is that they don't look "monolithic" as described in the
appendix (they are small), nor do they match the outline on the board (but
then, the step does say to bend the leads). But this one would require an
extreme amount of bending because the holes are quite far apart in C167.

Or should it be about the same size as the 103's and 104's?

(and not very good with meters)

Any help much appreciated.
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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: K2 Build

Yes, use the .001 uF (marked 102) at C167.
Yes, you will have to bend the leads straight out and then form them
again at a right angle to fit the hole spacing.

Those yellow capacitors are also monolythic, and yes, they do not look
like the picture.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/30/2014 5:06 PM, Lane wrote:

> Another post here since I'm sure support is closed till Tuesday and I'm
> hoping to make some progress over the long weekend.
>
> Pg 51, the very last step, is the install of C167 (.001 uF, "102").
> Appendix A shows a "more or less" photo of this capacitor.
>
> I can't locate this capacitor, but then, I may have it and it may not look
> like the one in the photo.
>
> There are some smaller capacitors remaining that are yellow (as opposed to
> red in the photo) marked "102" on one side, and "K1J" on the other side.
> The other oddity is that they don't look "monolithic" as described in the
> appendix (they are small), nor do they match the outline on the board (but
> then, the step does say to bend the leads). But this one would require an
> extreme amount of bending because the holes are quite far apart in C167.
>
> Or should it be about the same size as the 103's and 104's?
>
> (and not very good with meters)
>
>

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vk2rq

Re: K2 Build

In reply to this post by Lane-2

This is why the inventory at the start of the build is so important -- you identify all the parts, and in cases of doubt you can sometimes use a process of elimination to work out which part is which.

For C167, I removed it from my radio when I installed the SSB module. Here is a picture of it:
http://www.vk2rq.ampr.org/images/c167.jpg

You can see it is one of the small yellow capacitors, with the legs formed quite wide. BTW, "monolithic" doesn't refer to the size :-) It refers to the way the capacitor is constructed.

Good luck with the rest of the build.

73, Matt VK2RQ

On 31 Aug 2014, at 7:06 am, Lane <[hidden email]> wrote:

Lane-2

Re: K2 Build

Heh, goes to show how much I know about electronics. Thank you both, I had
to step away from my build for a month and didn't recall much of my
previous "102" work.

Thanks again.

On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 5:01 PM, Matt VK2RQ <[hidden email]> wrote:

> This is why the inventory at the start of the build is so important -- you
> identify all the parts, and in cases of doubt you can sometimes use a
> process of elimination to work out which part is which.
>
> For C167, I removed it from my radio when I installed the SSB module. Here
> is a picture of it:
> http://www.vk2rq.ampr.org/images/c167.jpg
>
> You can see it is one of the small yellow capacitors, with the legs formed
> quite wide. BTW, "monolithic" doesn't refer to the size :-) It refers to
> the way the capacitor is constructed.
>
> Good luck with the rest of the build.
>
> 73, Matt VK2RQ
>
>
> On 31 Aug 2014, at 7:06 am, Lane <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
> > Another post here since I'm sure support is closed till Tuesday and I'm
> > hoping to make some progress over the long weekend.
> >
> > Pg 51, the very last step, is the install of C167 (.001 uF, "102").
> > Appendix A shows a "more or less" photo of this capacitor.
> >
> > I can't locate this capacitor, but then, I may have it and it may not
> look
> > like the one in the photo.
> >
> > There are some smaller capacitors remaining that are yellow (as opposed
> to
> > red in the photo) marked "102" on one side, and "K1J" on the other side.
> > The other oddity is that they don't look "monolithic" as described in the
> > appendix (they are small), nor do they match the outline on the board
> (but
> > then, the step does say to bend the leads). But this one would require an
> > extreme amount of bending because the holes are quite far apart in C167.
> >
> > Or should it be about the same size as the 103's and 104's?
> >
> > (and not very good with meters)
> >
> > Any help much appreciated.
> > ______________________________________________________________
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