[Elecraft] Re: KX1 build photos

[Steve Westfall]

Actually, I had previously seen your pictures after Googling for "elecraft kx1 c56" yesterday, but it was a little too dark to see clearly what you had done.  Thanks for the additional explanation.  It sounds like your approach of tacking the first capacitor lead down to its pin and then working on the other will work.

(I feel a bit squeamish about cutting off those capacitor leads instead of sticking them through holes, but what the heck!)

Thanks.

Steve

----- Original Message ----
From: Craig Rairdin <craigr at laridian.com>
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:41:59 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Re: KX1 build photos

> I was hoping to see a close-up of C56, which has no solder pads 
> and is instead soldered directly to pins 2 and 3 of K1.  

I have page-by-page build photos of my KX1 at:

http://www.craigr.com/coppermine/index.php?cat=23

Select the "Elecraft KX1" album, select the second page of photos, and
you'll see "Page 34 (C56 Detail)". It's a little dark but you can see what I
did. IIRC I tacked one pin down by heating the existing solder then worked
on the other pin. Once I was happy with that I went back to the first pin
and made sure it was adequately soldered.

I also have page-by-page build photos of my K2:

http://www.craigr.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=32

And KPA-100

http://www.craigr.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=34

And while we're at it, K3 photos:

http://www.craigr.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=63

Craig
NZ0R
KX1 #1499
K1 #1966
K2/100 #4941


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