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K2 is dead.

Ron McCurdy
While listening the K2 just cut off.  When I try to turn it on, the lcd
flashes on and immediately back off, as if, the MCU was shutting it off.
The power supply voltage is fine and there are no external fuses blown.
Where should I look first?

Mac


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Re: K2 is dead.

Don Wilhelm-4
Ron,

It sounds like something is drawing excessive current in your K2 and
causing the resettable fuse to open.
Open the K2 and check the resistance from the Q7 and/or Q8 collectors to
ground.  It will normally be in excess of 1500 ohms, but if it measures
low (100 ohms or so) I would wager that one of your PA transistors has
gone "belly up".

73,
Don W3FPR

Ron McCurdy wrote:

> While listening the K2 just cut off.  When I try to turn it on, the lcd
> flashes on and immediately back off, as if, the MCU was shutting it off.
> The power supply voltage is fine and there are no external fuses blown.
> Where should I look first?
>
> Mac
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