[Elecraft] K3 Repair

[Ed Lambert]

As a prospective K3 customer, I have been following this link with very
great interest. I would be interested in knowing what percent of K3
deliveries require return to Elecraft for repair and of that cohort, what is
the percentage of K3's that were fundamentally defective upon delivery as
opposed to damaged by customer (mis)use.

For me the weakness of the K3 is the (probably necessary) departure from the
"kit model" of the rest of the Elecraft line where self repair is the order
of the day. The repair of a K3, it seems to me, almost certainly requires a
factory return, which, from this thread, is somewhat unappealing. 

I am interested further discussion on this thread in order to help me
determine whether my very limited funds go toward a K3 purchase or the
purchase of a second, but "fully tricked out", K2/100.

Ed Lambert, KD3Y (K2 1999, KX1 1492)