[Elecraft] K2/100 Final Berillium transistors

Pierre Desjardins ve2pid at videotron.ca
Fri Apr 13 14:04:18 EDT 2007


Hi to all,

As mentionned in the KPA100 manual, Q1-Q2 2SC2879 contain Beryllia Ceramic. 
Do not break, cut, or crush them, since the dust or vapor can be dangerous.

However, there is a new design, the 2SC2879A. The difference between the 
2SC2879 and the 2SC2879A is that the "A" version is RoHS compliant, and uses 
an Aluminum Oxide insulator (color gray) on the header vs. Berillium Oxide 
(color white).

Hope for all that Elecraft will use the new ''A'' design in future 
upgrades...

72/73 de Pierre VE2PID

K2/100 # 5170
KX1 # 442 



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