K2 Voltage display... inside or outside... your choice !!!

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K2 Voltage display... inside or outside... your choice !!!

JEAN-FRANCOIS MENARD-3
Hi,

After many e-mail exchange last month regarding K2 voltage display, I  
finaly did a modification tonight. First, before my mod, the K2 was  
powered on a Astron RS-35M power supply with a real output voltage  
took at the K2 connector of 13.75V and the K2 display 13.1V.

I decided to replace R10 196K 1% on the control board with a +/- 25  
turns 250K trimmer... very precise trimmer !!! I adjusted the trimmer  
to display 13.7V on the K2 display. After I tested the K2 on an  
external batterie with real 13.1V.... the K2 now displayed 13.1V. So  
if I change from different power source with differente voltage...  
the K2 now indicates the proper value.... at least the real external  
voltage.

Unfornunately, I soldered the trimmer.... so I don't have the new  
value... :-(

But anyway, I am sure that the value would be MY value, and could be  
a little different from K2 to K2.... the point is : this mod seems to  
work... for me. i will leave the trimmer there for now. It is  
difficult to change the value without a extremely small plastic  
screwdriver.... and it looks nice.... My first real "mod"... ;-)

I did a few macro photos of the mod...

http://homepage.mac.com/jfmenard/PhotoAlbum29.html

73

PS Many thanks to Don W3FPR who believe that I can do it !!! ;-)

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Jean-François Ménard / VA2VYZ

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