[Elecraft] New KPA100 Rev.

[Marshall Jose]

I'll come out of the closet and admit that I, too, used the expensive 
non-corrosive RTV to hold down the cores in my new K2. I did it because

- I'm willing to accept the (warranty-breaking) consequences of doing so,
- It's standard practice with spacecraft assemblies, which are held to a 
higher standard than ham radio kits, and
- I had access to some :)

PLEASE note that I have no intention of starting a religious war about 
construction practices. Elecraft's warranty policy is concrete and 
perfectly understandable, and I have no quarrel with it. My comment here 
is made only to reassure the nonconformists among us. :)

Marshall, WA3VPZ

Ron Willcocks wrote:

> Hi
>      I have just finished making a K2/100 for a friend here....
> ....I was a
> bit alarmed at having a choke this size dangling upside down on flimsy
> wires ( when in the K2) that I have broken the Elecraft Golden Rule and
> used a small amount of non-acidic RTV under each choke to hold it in 
> place.
> ( I guess the Warranty just expired after admitting that!)
> I wonder if any other recent constructors have had the same concern 
> for the
> mechanical stability of these components?
> Cheers.....Ron ZL1TW
>