[Elecraft] Re: (Elecraft) First K2 question

[Joseph Trombino Jr]

Howdy Gang:

I've built a bunch of kits over the years and the following technique works 
very well for me and keeps me from messing up...it is a bit labor intensive 
but it has proved to be foolproof for me (me being the fool or course:)

I get sheet of legal size paper and write down the numbers of the 
components.i.e., R1, R2, C1 C2, etc, I do all the resistors and then the 
capacitors.

I tape all the resistors and caps next to their designator on the paper.

When I install a part I cross its number off of the list.

I do this for diodes, transistors, toroids, etc....not the spare chassis 
parts though (grin)

I can then tell when all those values have been used up and if I have any 
extra left over...meaning I made a mistake with another part and I can go 
looking for my mistake.

It takes some time to do this but I find it much better than putting parts 
in certain containers by value.....with my system I can tell if I have 
installed the correct number of a particular part value.

Maybe not for everyone cause it is labor intensive but I find the kits go 
together faster and with much fewer mistakes with this system.

                                    73, Joe W2KJ
                                    I QRP, therefore, I am