Hi, I was installing the SSB module in my K2 earlier this evening, and think I have majorly messed up the rig. I installed the SSB module per the instructions. While I was plugging in the K2, I brushed the chassis with the end of the connector which apparently was energized and blew the circuit breaker for the power supply. Once I fixed everything I powered up the K2, and it seemed to be working fine.
The next step was to verify that the CW mode was working fine. Well, not so much. Now a 599+20 on my FT-950 is barely audible, and there is no band noise when I switch the antenna. Since this step of the installation says to check everything if you don't get good results, I went over the SSB module and the reworked RF board to look for any problems and didn't find anything. Just to check, I reinstalled W2, W3 and C167 and left the SSB module out and still could not receive any signals, though it had been working before. I also tried transmitting, and was getting no power out at all... my FT-950 couldn't detect the signal from the K2 transmitting into a dummy load a few feet from an antenna. I think I've blown something up during my power connector misadventure, but I'm not sure what. I'll be replacing the power connector with a different one that won't let me blow stuff up. ;) Any ideas on where to start troubleshooting? thanks, Sean - VA5LF ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
