[Elecraft] Grounding X7-X11

[Tom Hammond]

Dave:

>Do the crystals, X7->X11 NEED to be grounded on both sides?  I see 
>the concern about heat and will comply, but I have VERY large hands 
>and do not want to attempt to ground both sides if it is not needed.  Thanks

I've found it to be much more difficult to ground the xtals AFTER THE FACT...

I found it a lot easier to attach the grounding wires BEFORE I 
inserted and soldered xtals onto the PC board.

It's not difficult to use clipped component leads and pre-attach them 
to the sides of the xtals and THEN install the xtals and grounding 
wires all at one time.

By pre-viewing the PC board holes for each xtal, it's not difficult 
to get a pretty good idea of where the grounding leads need to be 
installed onto the sides of the xtal. And the grounding leads can be 
bent just a bit, AFTER being attached to the xtal case, in order to 
achieve proper seating of the xtal.

Hope this helps.

73,

Tom Hammond    N0SS