[Elecraft] K3 assembly pictures posted

[wolfmanjack at charter.net]

Great pictures, I enjoyed going over each one in detail as I look forward to building my own K3. As far as how the toroids look, I don't think the electrons really care all that much :)

73 John K7FD

---- Stan Rife <srife at swbell.net> wrote: 
> I was also thinking about the "reckless abandon" look of the mess of torroids on the boards. when I "hand crafted" my K2 I made sure things were nice and neat so I could say with pride that "I built that". If someone looks inside my K3 I'm definitely going to make sure they know that I did not make that mess in there. 
>    
>   I suppose it makes no difference in the operation of the radio, but my god, don't those board assemblers have any pride in their work? 
>    
>   Wayne, Eric...do you have any control over the quality control coming from the assemblers?
>    
>   Stan Rife
>   W5EWA
>   
> 
> Tom Hall <tom at portronix.com> wrote:
>   "Interesting, but that jumble of toroids on the rf board is just plain 
> ugly. I like 'em neatly lined up like on my K2."
> 
> I guess it's a matter of taste. I like something that looks like it was
> crafted with the care of human hands instead of everything being lined up
> perfectly by a heartless robot. It's amusing to me to think that the sales
> person that took my order for a K3 could be the same person who may have
> wound my toroids. It makes me feel like I'm getting a custom radio. I think
> the K3 looks really beautiful. 
> Mine is a May 1st purchase so it can't be long now. 
> 
> Craig, thanks for the pictures, they provide a nice perspective on things to
> come.
> 
> Tom, AK2B
> 
> 
> 
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