[Elecraft] KX1 #978, comments and questions on second stage

[Andrea Borgia]

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:


> L7 is a 4.7 uH inductor, so it is really Yellow! Orange-violet-gold would be
> 3.7 uH, not 4.7 uH. How does its color compare alongside L10, which is
> orange-orange-black (33 uH)? 

I don't have the KX1 here with me, so I asked my friend Nicola to check 
this. In the worst case, I should be able to check again myself on 
saturday. I do recall, though, that I compared the color bands with 
those on other inductors and resistors under the same lighting 
conditions and could tell which ones were yellow and which ones orange. 
If my L7's first band turns out to be indeed yellow, then it means the 
manufacturer got a batch of truly weird paint ;-)


> Sorry for the confusion. You make a good point about a better-defined spec.
> for the current drain test. I'll bring it up with the KX1 designer (Wayne). 

This is my first kit and first big project, so my comments should be 
taken with a grain of salt. However, I try to follow the instructions 
very very closely (I've actually read them back-to-back once before even 
getting the package!) and I'm pleased to hear my little contribution 
will further improve an already awesome manual.


B73,
Andrea.

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