kat2

[Dan Grizzard]

Hello all,

I just started the inventory of parts for my kat2 and all is going well until I got to the "102" caps. For the life of me I cannot determine the two smaller ones!
I have lined them up with a ruler on a marble top table and looked at them from all angles. All 26 appear to be the same size. Any suggestions?

Secondly, thetwo  trimmer potentiometers are listed at 100k but 150k was shipped. A problem?
73 all
Dan

Daniel Grizzard
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af4lb
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[Byron N6NUL]

A suggestion from QST I have used with success is to photograph the
parts with a digital camera on it's highest resolution setting and
enlarge them on the computer.

Just be sure not to get too close or your lens may not be able to
focus. If you have a macro setting, that can help too. Don't worry
about being a foot or two away: modern cameras can make the tiniest
part large.

73, Byron N6NUL

On Sunday, January 2, 2011, Dan Grizzard <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I just started the inventory of parts for my kat2 and all is going well until I got to the "102" caps. For the life of me I cannot determine the two smaller ones!
> I have lined them up with a ruler on a marble top table and looked at them from all angles. All 26 appear to be the same size. Any suggestions?


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[Don Wilhelm-4]

  Dan,

The trimmer pots are OK, use the 150k value.
The capacitors are a different matter, there are two that must fit
between the processor socket and the header to the L/C board.  The .001
uF capacitors seem to have become "fatter" over the years due to
manufacturing changes.  Check to see if you have 2 extra .001 uF
capacitors somewhere in the kit.  As I recall, there were 2 disc
ceramics in the last KAT2 kit I built (but then I may have pulled them
out of my parts drawer, my memory can be "fuzzy".

There was a period of time when the errata sheet was included, but the
parts ECO had not yet been updated.  So if you purchased the kit a few
months ago and are just now getting around to building it, you may
indeed have those capacitors missing - if so, contact
[hidden email].  Explain carefully so that you receive the thin
capacitors  There is no part number given in the errata sheet, but I
know PN E530072 will work just fine even if you have to form the leads
for the wider spacing.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/2/2011 11:58 AM, Dan Grizzard wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I just started the inventory of parts for my kat2 and all is going well until I got to the "102" caps. For the life of me I cannot determine the two smaller ones!
> I have lined them up with a ruler on a marble top table and looked at them from all angles. All 26 appear to be the same size. Any suggestions?
>
> Secondly, thetwo  trimmer potentiometers are listed at 100k but 150k was shipped. A problem?
> 73 all
> Dan
>
> Daniel Grizzard
> Extra Class
> af4lb
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