[Elecraft] KX1 Check and Double check

Mon Dec 1 14:36:48 2003

Actually, I'm quite sure that came to me directly from Wayne along with =
his
notes for the manual. It's one of the "basic" checks put in all the =
manuals.
The only question is how often to keep the builder's eyes from glazing =
over
while emphasizing that EVERY joint deserves a double-check.=20

You are quite right. It's amazing how a lead can be missed. It's also a
LARGE reason for later intermittent operation. Several builders have had =
a
rig work perfectly for months - more than a year in one case that I can
recall - and then it quit or got intermittent. The problem was traced to =
an
unsoldered lead that made mechanical contact and took that long to =
develop a
layer of oxide that opened the circuit.=20

Double and triple checking solder joints with a good magnifier is great
insurance, not only for a rig that works right the "first time" but also =
for
one that keeps working for years without sudden failures when you least =
want
it to happen <G>.

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] =
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On Behalf Of Sander Wissing
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 9:44 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Elecraft] KX1 Check and Double check

Hi,

=20

I don't know which field tester inserted the last paragraph on page 18. =
This
reminder to check and recheck all the pins, using a magnifier is the =
only
place (so far) where you are really overstating the obvious.  I mean, =
what
fool would forget one of the pins?  They are in neat little lines and
everything.

=20

So I double checked, and I had missed pin one!

=20

Thanks for fool proof instructions!  (Even for an ingenious fool like
me.)

=20

Sander Wissing

ZR6SW

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