That little battery in the K2

[Phillip Lontz]

I just got my K2 back from Don  and Allen... Thank you...Both.

But I might have a problem.
When I hooked up the rig and listened to 40m and 20m both on SSB the sound coming from the speaker was raspy and distorted. Also it sounded very thin. So I plugged in my AKG 701 headphones...Yes, that was better.
But I of course wanted to get to the bottom of the problem...so I unscrewed the left side next to the speaker.
Aha! that little flat battery had slipped out of it's holder and was resting on the speaker magnet shield.
(No doubt it popped loose in shipping)

So my question...What does that battery do?
Would it have anything to do with the raspy audio?
Can I just put it back in and be good to go?

Or am I simply screwed.

K2# 01264
Now upgraded with 100 watt amp etc etc.

Thank You all for help.

Phil
Santa Fe

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[David Pratt]

Phil - The battery will be from either the KDSP2 or the KAF2 and is
required to keep the RTC up to date.

By the way, do you have a callsign?  I have searched for your 01264 on
the Owners' Database at http://www.zerobeat.net/qrp/elowners.html but am
unable to find you on there.  You might like to enter your detail there.

73 de David G4DMP

In a recent message, Phil Townsend <[hidden email]> writes
>
>So my question...What does that battery do?
>Would it have anything to do with the raspy audio?
>Can I just put it back in and be good to go?



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[Andrew Moore-3]

Phil - you might try loosening and retightening the four screws holding the
speaker to the top cover.  If you even slightly over-tighten, you can cause
distortion to the speaker frame which could cause audio distortion and low
audio output.  You want to get them just tight enough to not come lose and
NO MORE... it's very easy to distort the speaker frame.



On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Phil Townsend <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I just got my K2 back from Don  and Allen... Thank you...Both.
>
> But I might have a problem.
> When I hooked up the rig and listened to 40m and 20m both on SSB the sound
> coming from the speaker was raspy and distorted. Also it sounded very thin.
> So I plugged in my AKG 701 headphones...Yes, that was better.
> But I of course wanted to get to the bottom of the problem...so I unscrewed
> the left side next to the speaker.
> Aha! that little flat battery had slipped out of it's holder and was
> resting on the speaker magnet shield.
> (No doubt it popped loose in shipping)
>
>

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