[Elecraft] XG1 battery holder question

[Robert Friess]

Bob:
The correct battery holder will exactly fit within the silk-screened outline
on the pc board and the pins will drop into the holes on the pcb.  It is
possible that the mounting pins were bent down.  Does your battery holder
match the outline screened on the pcb?   If your battery holder does not
match the pcb outline and/or the pins don't match the holes when bent up,
then your suspicion is correct.  Elecraft will send you a new one.
Unfortunately, I don't think you will find a substitute at Radio Shack.

73,
Bob,N6CM




> While building the XG1 I discovered I don't have any idea how to mount the
> coin battery holder provided.  It doesn't look the same as the holder in
the
> picture on the instruction sheet.  The pin-outs are parallel with the
holder
> back, not perpendicular and even if bent 90 degrees do not line up with
any
> pcb holes.  It looks like elecraft got the wrong part from their supplier.
> I sent a query, but don't want to wait until Monday if anyone else has had
> the same problem and knows of a potential Radio Shack replacement.
>
> Bob Greenwalt
> K6VZT
>