I'm installing the KBT2 internal battery option on my K2 s/n 7809.
In what position should the K2 rear panel "Int. Battery" switch be for the Connecting and Testing of the KBT2, On or Off? I'm assuming, On, but wanted to double check. Thanks. Mark AE6RT -- Mark ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Mark,
The switch disconnects the K2 power input from the battery, so you must have the switch in the ON position for the battery to be in circuit for testing/operation (also for charging the battery). If you are using the power supply for charging the internal battery, increase the power supply to at least 14.1 volts (14.3 volts is better). 73, Don W3FPR On 8/1/2018 12:05 AM, Mark Petrovic wrote: > I'm installing the KBT2 internal battery option on my K2 s/n 7809. > > In what position should the K2 rear panel "Int. Battery" switch be for the > Connecting and Testing of the KBT2, On or Off? I'm assuming, On, but > wanted to double check. > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Thanks, Don.
I know the question was almost impossibly naive. I backtracked through the instructions, and found no mention of which position the switch should be in. This omission, and the fact that S1 mentioned in the manual has now become the 12V jumper, were the only two steps that gave me pause as I worked through the installation. Many thanks. Mark AE6RT On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 5:59 PM Don Wilhelm <[hidden email]> wrote: > Mark, > > The switch disconnects the K2 power input from the battery, so you must > have the switch in the ON position for the battery to be in circuit for > testing/operation (also for charging the battery). If you are using the > power supply for charging the internal battery, increase the power > supply to at least 14.1 volts (14.3 volts is better). > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 8/1/2018 12:05 AM, Mark Petrovic wrote: > > I'm installing the KBT2 internal battery option on my K2 s/n 7809. > > > > In what position should the K2 rear panel "Int. Battery" switch be for > the > > Connecting and Testing of the KBT2, On or Off? I'm assuming, On, but > > wanted to double check. > > > -- Mark ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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