[Elecraft] Prospective K3 Owner

[Greg - AB7R]

Also....

A small magnetic screwdriver helps tremendously when trying to get something in those hard-to-
reach areas.  

And if it has not been mentioned yet, you will need an anti-static mat to do the assembly on to 
prevent damage to ICs on the boards.  I use a wrist strap attached to the matt which is also 
attached to my ground system.

-------------------------
73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065


On Tue Aug 26 14:00 , "DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL"  sent:

>Well, here is one thing that you will need to know that is NOT in the
>manual and that I have NOT seen discussed anywhere on the reflector
>(but maybe I just missed it).
>
>Once you really get cranking along with assembly...and it is really
>starting to look like an almost completed radio, DO NOT FREAK OUT when
>the instructions then say to take off the left side panel, then the
>right side panel, then undo this and that.  On my first build (I have
>a pair of K3s), I almost wanted to cry when my box started to look
>like it was going seriously in reverse.
>
>When I "supervised" another local assembling his K3, despite my
>warning, he suffered the same effect.  As I recall, it was something
>like OH NOOOOOOO!
>
>This is really a simply assembly.  The initial front panel issues
>(described elsewhere) are, for me, all but completely gone.  My first
>one was a very tight fit and I had to scrape out the mic hole several
>times (too much paint).  Radio #2 (about 600 serial numbers later) and
>my friends radio (another 400 serial numbers later) had the front
>panel just slide into place (except for that pesky screw head on the
>lower, left, front 2D block which had to be removed on all three
>radios.  Don't worry, it's in the instructions).
>
>Get new Philips screwdrivers so you don't mess up the screws...and
>don't doubt that BLACK screws go on the inside...the instructions are
>correct.
>
>Sit back, enjoy the assembly.  Kinda reminded me of the old erector
>set days....lots of fun and not much room for errors...and like no
>room for errors that can't be easily reversed and corrected.
>
>GL (even though you won't need any)
>
>de Doug KR2Q
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