Saturday, November 12, 2011

Elecraft K2 - Serial Number 007239 Build. Day 12

Hours 2:43:00    Total Build Time:   28:37:00     Nov 12, 2011


Work continued on the RF board.  All of the time was spent stuffing and soldering 1/4 watt resistors.


Soldering 1/4 watt resistors on the RF board

The lighted magnifying glass really helps when soldering the components onto the board.

Checking off components as they are installed on the RF board

I found the 'Annotate' mode in "Preview" when viewing a .pdf file.  I downloaded the K2 manual and errata sheet, made notes in the manual where there were changes from the errata sheet.  I check off each step in the manual after installing the part.   I like having the ability to also highlight, and add book marks.

Installing resistors on the RF board
Dang those parts are small.  The resistors in this case are not to hard to see.  There are some capacitors where the writing is so small that I even have a hard time identifying the part using the magnifying glass.


Installing resistors on the RF board


Resistor packs added to the RF board

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