K2 C71 & C174

[Treat Hull-2]

Hi

Having successfully build a K1 and a KX1, I have finally bitten the bullet
and gone for the "fully monty". My new K2 is going together fine, except I
can't find the 82 pf capacitors  C71 & C174. I know Elecraft will send them
to me, but I would like to keep up my momentum. I live in the greater
Toronto area, I have several good parts stores within ten minutes where I
can purchase replacement capacitors. My question for the list is: are there
any special requirements or specification, beyond capacitance, which I
should be on the lookout for?

Thanks in advance,

Treat Hull

VA3IMO

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[Matt Osborn]

On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:12:08 -0400, "Treat Hull"
<[hidden email]> wrote:

>Hi
>
>Having successfully build a K1 and a KX1, I have finally bitten the bullet
>and gone for the "fully monty". My new K2 is going together fine, except I
>can't find the 82 pf capacitors  C71 & C174. I know Elecraft will send them
>to me, but I would like to keep up my momentum. I live in the greater
>Toronto area, I have several good parts stores within ten minutes where I
>can purchase replacement capacitors. My question for the list is: are there
>any special requirements or specification, beyond capacitance, which I
>should be on the lookout for?

C71 & C174 are NPO capacitors. I think the NPO stands for Negative
Positive Zero which means that they are not temperature sensitive.
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[g3ymc]

On 11 Sep 2006 at 4:01, VA3IMO wrote:

> Having successfully build a K1 and a KX1, I have finally bitten the bullet
> and gone for the "fully monty". My new K2 is going together fine, except I
> can't find the 82 pf capacitors  C71 & C174.

Most times when people say they cannot find components they are
actually there but marked different to what the manual suggests. I
suspect your 82pF caps are actually marked 820. A capacitance meter
is very handy in sorting out these problems, especially when the
markings are very small in the first place.

I am currently building my second K2, and like last time did not do
an inventory before I started. About two thirds of the way through
the build I have not found a single component missing. Elecraft's
kitting seems to be 100% accurate.

73 Dave G3YMC

http://www.davesergeant.com

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