K2 - Initial Alignment & Test Part 1 - Issues

[John Hoaglun-2]

Maybe there is someone on the list that has been through this issue and
can lend me their insight.

I am on page 42 which is the Alignment and Test Part 1 section of the
assembly notes.

My relays all click as expected, I get the Elecraft message and then I
get a  message on the screen: 0250.33r and at the same time
"VFO B, RIT, and XIT" are all flashing. I am expecting 7100.00c
according to the book.  The "0250.33r" message will change as the RIT is
adjusted.   --I don't see any references in the troubleshooting to this.

The other weird thing is that when I turn the VFO the display does not
change.

The other initial tests seem fine. (Voltages, relays, etc)

I am going to hold off going any further until I understand why the
message does not look right for where I am in the book.

Any thoughts or ideas?

Thanks, JH

--

John Hoaglun
NG0R - EN25
http://www.hoaglun.com


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[AJSOENKE]

Whoa! Is this deja vu (all over again). Maybe you missed the exchange  
between me and Gary a couple days ago over the same question.  
 
I suspected I was having the identical problem you are having because of  
some of the random button pushing that took place during the assembly of K2 sn  
6281. I had forgotten the eeprom reset command and Gary was able to provide it.
 It worked great to clear the problem.  Incidentally, the 2 in 0250.xx  
actually looks more like a ? without the dot, like in a K3 cw text  display.  
Anyway . . .ready?
 
1. Power off.  2. press and hold keys 4 - 5 - 6 simultaneously ( I  used a
short pencil to do this ) and press power on. 3. you should first see  INFO 201-
wait around 10 seconds you should see ELECrAFt then 7100.0 c with  
annunciator marks as indicated in the manual.
 
Good luck, let me know how it turns out.
 
This does not preclude the possibility of an initial soldering problem  
somewhere, but eventually you'll need to do this to get back on track.
 
73 AL WA6VNN
 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
In a message dated 3/16/2008 5:11:16 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
[hidden email] writes:
Maybe there is someone on the list that has been  through this issue and
can lend me their insight.

I am on page 42  which is the Alignment and Test Part 1 section of the
assembly  notes.

My relays all click as expected, I get the Elecraft message and  then I
get a  message on the screen: 0250.33r and at the same  time
"VFO B, RIT, and XIT" are all flashing. I am expecting 7100.00c  
according to the book.  The "0250.33r" message will change as the RIT  is
adjusted.   --I don't see any references in the troubleshooting  to this.

The other weird thing is that when I turn the VFO the display  does not
change.

The other initial tests seem fine. (Voltages,  relays, etc)

I am going to hold off going any further until I understand  why the
message does not look right for where I am in the book.

Any  thoughts or ideas?

Thanks, JH

--

John Hoaglun
NG0R -  EN25
http://www.hoaglun.com


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[erwin]

Dear Al.

Please, try to help me.

I can´t go ahead with my K2 assembling. The problem I found is:

1) I tried to perform test described on page 43.
2) If I turn it on after a long time off, the display is off and I can´t hear the relays. Looks like the radio is OFF.
3) If I turn it off and on imediatly after, I can hear the relays and the display shows "ELECRAFT". But, nothing more.. No frequency appears.
4) I tried to reset it (4,5,6 and turn on)... the INFO 201 appears, I hear relays and some seconds ago "ELECRAFT" appears... nothing more.
5) I checked circuits and it seems to be OK.

Please, help me!

73

Erwin, PY2QI
Sao Paulo, Brazil

AJSOENKE wrote

Whoa! Is this deja vu (all over again). Maybe you missed the exchange  
between me and Gary a couple days ago over the same question.  
 
I suspected I was having the identical problem you are having because of  
some of the random button pushing that took place during the assembly of K2 sn  
6281. I had forgotten the eeprom reset command and Gary was able to provide it.
 It worked great to clear the problem.  Incidentally, the 2 in 0250.xx  
actually looks more like a ? without the dot, like in a K3 cw text  display.  
Anyway . . .ready?
 
1. Power off.  2. press and hold keys 4 - 5 - 6 simultaneously ( I  used a
short pencil to do this ) and press power on. 3. you should first see  INFO 201-
wait around 10 seconds you should see ELECrAFt then 7100.0 c with  
annunciator marks as indicated in the manual.
 
Good luck, let me know how it turns out.
 
This does not preclude the possibility of an initial soldering problem  
somewhere, but eventually you'll need to do this to get back on track.
 
73 AL WA6VNN
 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
In a message dated 3/16/2008 5:11:16 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
[e-mail] writes:
Maybe there is someone on the list that has been  through this issue and
can lend me their insight.

I am on page 42  which is the Alignment and Test Part 1 section of the
assembly  notes.

My relays all click as expected, I get the Elecraft message and  then I
get a  message on the screen: 0250.33r and at the same  time
"VFO B, RIT, and XIT" are all flashing. I am expecting 7100.00c  
according to the book.  The "0250.33r" message will change as the RIT  is
adjusted.   --I don't see any references in the troubleshooting  to this.

The other weird thing is that when I turn the VFO the display  does not
change.

The other initial tests seem fine. (Voltages,  relays, etc)

I am going to hold off going any further until I understand  why the
message does not look right for where I am in the book.

Any  thoughts or ideas?

Thanks, JH

--

John Hoaglun
NG0R -  EN25
http://www.hoaglun.com


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