[Elecraft] K2 manual suggestions

[Margaret Leber]

Mike Markowski wrote:
> It's also helpful to know how much extra you have so that when
> you make a mistake, you have the info to know whether to cut a fresh
> piece or conserve and work with what you've got.

Ain't that the truth.

Just before I succumbed to the flu last month my last act in building K2 
1641 was to wind T7 and T6. In my foggy mental state I ended up 
installing T7 in the location for T6, and didn't realize my error until 
I went to install T6.

I got T7 out without damaging the board (I think), but had to cut the 
red leads fairly close to the toroid, then downed-tools before I ended 
up doing any more "negative work". I'm just now emerging from my 
post-flu funk enough to want to resume work.

I may have to rewind T7. I'm not sure whether there's enough red 26ga 
wire left to get away with that without reusing what's left of the 20" I 
used on the first incarnation of T7 on one of the smaller LPF inductors 
later on.

(The good news is Radio Shack has 26ga magnet wire. The bad news is it 
comes in a pack of three gauges but the 26ga is only in one color. :-)

I suppose I should just suck it up and press on, and throw myself on the 
mercy of "parts at elecraft" should I come up short.

(My experience so far has been that cutting the wire to the recommended 
length leaves about three inches of extra wire when done winding.)

  73 de Maggie K3XS

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