[Elecraft] K3 IF output

[James Sarte]

Thanks for the Chipquick suggestion; will get some of that post-haste.

As for the resistor, I took a look at it again.  Doesn't look as bad as I
thought, and after testing it again with my vom, the reading is actually
13.04k, not 13.4 as I had originally written.  That's less than .05%
variance in tolerance.  Perhaps I will leave it for now... that is unless
anyone else from the reflector cares to chime in and suggest otherwise.

73 de James K2QI



On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 8:18 AM, David Lankshear <dave at lanks.plus.com> wrote:

>  I build a lot of equipment and would never ever trust a damaged
> component.  Don't worry too much about it now, though.  Get your free sample
> of Chipquick and follow the instructions, INCLUDING using the supplied
> liquid flux and a cotton bud you'll steal from the XYL..  All you then need
> to do is melt a small blob of Chipquick over one end of the resistor and
> then go to the other end with your iron, melt the solder and push the
> damaged chip off the pads.  Clean up with cotton buds and flux and you'll
> have pads like new.  Then attach the leaded resistor and hey presto, all's
> comfortable and you can sleep again!
>
> Believe me, Chipquik is great stuff and so is the flux as it stops the
> molten chipquik fro "plating" your PCB.  Don't worry though, a bit of flux,
> heat and a cotton bud is all you need to tidy up.  I reckon a free sample of
> Chipquik lasts me around a year and I use the soldering iron quite a lot.  A
> kind friend got me a second free sample, but I'm going to have to bite the
> bullet soon and order some from the States.  I wish it, and stuff like
> DeoxIT Gold, was stocked by the likes of Mouser, because it's always the
> cost of shipping that spoils the deal for us who don't live in the bottom 48
> HI!
>
> 73  Dave, G3TJP
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