I have finished building the KAT2 got the null to 001 and then checked the voltage at pin 1 at U4 which read at 0 on receive then went into tune at 5W and P1, U4 read about 4.6v. When I went back to receive the voltage at P1 and 7, U4 was 4.7v. Checked voltages on receive and P8, U4 read 6.06v and P3 read 0.01v to 0.02v, P4,5, and 6 of course at 0.00v. P5 of U1 and R1 center also read between .01 and .02v. Assuming U4 was bad I replaced U4 with another LM358 (not 100% sure if good, never used before.) and now have 4.8v on 1 and 7 with all other voltages the same as before. Could U4 be good and am I missing something or do I need to buy a new LM358 that I know is good (have another LM358 how can I check it before I install it?)? Any help or Ideas would be appreciated.
The K2 itself passed all tests once I got a good Dummy load. Just been listening and limited to 20m to 10m due to size of my hobby room. Have yet to make any contacts as I still have to get a mic or learn CW. Thanks, Chris KD0WDK |
Chris,
If I understand you correctly, you have a very low voltage on U4 pin 3 during receive, and the 4.6 volts on pin 1 did not decrease after you transmitted. (pin 1 and pin 2 should be at the same voltage). I believe what is happening is that the charge on U4 pin 1 had no where to bleed off, so it stayed at greater than 4 volts. If that is the case, I do not think there is any problem - that behavior will cease when you install R6.. U4 is wired as an op amp buffer. Normally the voltage on pins 1 and 2 will be the same as the voltage on pin 3. 73, Don W3FPR On 7/14/2013 11:05 PM, ChrisM wrote: > I have finished building the KAT2 got the null to 001 and then checked the > voltage at pin 1 at U4 which read at 0 on receive then went into tune at 5W > and P1, U4 read about 4.6v. When I went back to receive the voltage at P1 > and 7, U4 was 4.7v. Checked voltages on receive and P8, U4 read 6.06v and P3 > read 0.01v to 0.02v, P4,5, and 6 of course at 0.00v. P5 of U1 and R1 center > also read between .01 and .02v. Assuming U4 was bad I replaced U4 with > another LM358 (not 100% sure if good, never used before.) and now have 4.8v > on 1 and 7 with all other voltages the same as before. Could U4 be good and > am I missing something or do I need to buy a new LM358 that I know is good > (have another LM358 how can I check it before I install it?)? Any help or > Ideas would be appreciated. > > The K2 itself passed all tests once I got a good Dummy load. Just been > listening and limited to 20m to 10m due to size of my hobby room. Have yet > to make any contacts as I still have to get a mic or learn CW. > > Thanks, > Chris KD0WDK > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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