[Elecraft] Design reasons for X7-X11 case soldering

Wed Jun 11 09:22:00 2003

I soldered the ground wires to the sides of the crystal cases before I
installed the crystals. Had a small fixture set up in a small clamp. It made
inserting the crystals easy. Also, when I installed the KSB2, the manual
said to remove the ground wires from the left side of the crystals. I didn't
do that, as there was plenty of clearance.
Tony
N2TK
#3481

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Jason Hissong
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 23:36
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Elecraft] Design reasons for X7-X11 case soldering

Hi guys,

Just got done grounding X7-X11 on the RF board.  That was fun (trying to
solder the side close to the resistor packs.)  Looks like I could have
gone a little higher on the cans.  I did about 1/8" instead of the
1/4"... oh well....

Anyways... was wondering why you have to solder both sides of the cans
instead of just one?  I would be interested in knowing the reason.
Mechanical stability of the crystals?

Thanks es 73

Jason Hissong
N8XE

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