[Elecraft] #0771 ... just fabulous ... somebody deserves a pat on the back!

[K9ZTV]

Brian . . .

Point taken, but we'll see.  Miniaturization comes at a price.  No one 
ever replaced panel-mounted phone jacks as frequently as we do 
circuit-board mounted miniatures today.  Nor did we replace mic cords 
and plugs (same with telephones) as often as we have to today.

My overall thesis on dependability still stands, I think, as witness the 
vintage crowd and their still-going-strong at fifty-plus years gear.


73,

Kent  K9ZTV




w6fvi wrote:

> Hi, Kent!
>
> Kindly take one more look at that warning.  It is referring to the 
> internal RF Power Level control (R4 trimmer pot).
>
> The RF Gain pot topside is expected to see much more use and was 
> selected because it will last a long time.
>
> Merry Christmas!
> Brian - W6FVI
>
>
> k9ztv wrote:
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>> <snip>
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>
>> However, by comparison, during assembly of a KX1 I did note the 
>> warning in the manual about not turning the RF gain control too 
>> frequently because that pot "has a life expectancy of 200 rotations."
>>
>> Hmmmmmm.  I know I've rotated the RF gain (and also the AF gain) on 
>> the R4-B a lot more than 200 revolutions over 36 years and have yet 
>> to need even a squirt of De-Oxit on either one of those pots.
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Kent Trimble, K9ZTV
>>
>>
>> </snip>
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