AW: [Elecraft] Errata! Check for errata!

[Peter Zenker]

No need to do, Bart,
They have forgotten to put the errata into the kit. This happened first time
and I got an alarm message immediate from Elecraft to add it to my stock
kits. Normaly the erratas are in the kit.

73 de Peter, DL2FI
www.qrpproject.de

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] Im Auftrag von pa3gyu
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 8. Juni 2006 23:28
> An: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Betreff: [Elecraft] Errata! Check for errata!
> 
> Yesterday I received an XG1 Receiver Test Oscillator. One 
> resistor has the wrong value: R8 (1.27 k) was actually 
> delivered as 1.24 k. Claiming this at Elecraft's much praised 
> 'help-I'm-missing-a-part' department, Scott AH6KL replied 
> promptly and to the point:
> >Yes you do have the correct resistor for XG-1 R8 as it needs 
> to be 1.24 
> >K ohms or 1240 ohms.  Inadvertently Elecraft did not include 
> an errata 
> >with your kit describing this substitution.  Please go ahead and 
> >install the 1240 ohm resistor at R8 with confidence. 
> Apologies for the oversight.
> 
> Only after I received Scott's email, I checked at Elecraft's 
> website and noticed there is an errata for this kit. All it 
> says is that R8 has a different value and should be 1.24 
> k.... Darn, now why didn't I think of checking the website 
> for errata first?
> 
> Well, actually because I didn't think there could be an 
> errata-sheet for a four page manual: I figured it would be 
> small enough to be up to date. 
> Apparently not.
> 
> I'll check the website again for the other kits I've received 
> just to make sure. There is always a chance new errata's are 
> published.
> Lesson learned, ymmv.
> 
> Bart de PA3GYU
> 
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