Jim,
I was not aware that they were shipping those capacitors with the K2, but
apparently they are.
Rather than giving you a direct answer (because I can't remember which end
is which at the moment), do a bit of measurement with your ohmmeter.
Measure the resistance from the adjustment slotted part to each lead of the
trimmer - call the one that shows continuity 'ground' - then measure
continuity between the RF board ground and each lead of the capacitor
holes - call the one that shows zero ohms to ground 'ground' - then mate up
the 'ground' end of the trimmer to the 'ground' point on the RF board.
You just cannot go wrong by checking in that manner - the whole point of the
exercise is to orient the adjustment so what you touch when adjusting the
trimmer will be at ground, and if positioned that way, you will not de-tune
the circuit when adjusting. Of course, if you get them the 'wrong way
around', all will still be OK, but you will have to adjust the trimmers with
a non-conductive tool.
73,
Don W3FPR
> -----Original Message-----
>
> I'm not sure which way to orient the 30pf trimmers on the RF board.
>
> The silkscreen has a flat but the parts I have are flat at either end.
> They're blue and one flat end is larger than the other.
>
> Should I align the "nose" (smaller flat end) with the silkscreen flat?
>
> 73
>
> jim ab3cv
> k2 #5874
>
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