[Elecraft] K3 #1029 Build

[Dick Dievendorff]

I plug and unplug serial cables into my PC and K3 all the time without
worrying about powering down either the PC or the K3. 

If equipment tended to be sensitive and were damaged by this action it would
be common knowledge, and vendors of this sort of equipment would be have to
deal with many customer support issues.  Successful vendors would implement
a solution that isn't bothered by these (reasonable) customer actions.  

I've not heard that this is a problem.

Congratulations on your successful build!

73 de Dick, K6KR


-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of drewko1 at verizon.net
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:04 PM
To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 #1029 Build

The build went fine except for mounting the speaker. I think the
supplied fiber and toothed lock washers are too small in diameter for
the width of the speaker mounting slots. It's pretty difficult to keep
them from slipping through the slots, and then the screws go crooked..
I finally gave up and just used larger fiber washers.

I also updated the firmware, no problem. Used a straight serial
connection to the PC. But I'm wondering, would it be okay to plug in
the serial cable while the K3 and PC are powered up?

Here's an assembly hint... Use a magnetized screwdriver. It is much,
much more convenient! (The only screws that aren't magnetic are the
display window screws.)

73,
Drew
AF2Z

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