[Elecraft] KAT100

Mon Dec 16 17:02:28 2002

Hi Doug,

The bail is really hard to install. Several people have commented on that.
I finally just bent the legs on mine until the tension was not so much and I
could force it in manually.
It still has plenty of tension to do its job.
I thought I might have to clamp it in a vise but didn't have to go quite
that far.

Another trick is to wrap some heavy string around the legs and twist the
string with a screwdriver to pull the legs together.

IC leads are a pain for manual assembly. They're designed for automatic
assembly and the machine's gripper can squeeze all the leads  at the same
time.  I hold the body of the IC with long nose pliers and lay one side flat
on the table and gently bend it, one side at a time. This works pretty good
even on the high pin count devices.

73/ Bob - AG5Q

----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Westover" <[email protected]>
To: "elecraft" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 3:18 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] KAT100

> Another KAT100 up and running and loading just
> about anything you can attach to it.
>
> Couple of observations: I had a hell of a time putting
> the bail on the K2 when I first built it but did finally
> succeed, but not with the EC2 enclosure. I tried every
> trick I could think of and STILL couldn't do it..finally
> just gave up.
>
> There seems to be a consensus that winding toroids is
> the worst part of building Elecraft gear..I find toroids to
> actually be a lot of fun and actually enjoy the experience.
> HOWEVER, what drives me absolutely bats is straightening
> the "legs" on the IC's! I've managed to almost mangle several
> in the process. Why can't they be manufactured with straight
> legs to begin with??
>
> In the three months I've been using the KPA100 the fan has
> only come on ONCE. Guess I'm just not long winded enough.
>
> Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all on the list and
> all of the Elecraft crew.
>
> 73,
> Doug
> W6JD
>
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