[Elecraft] My question is, "Do you folks think it is really necessary to , detail-inventory the Elecraft K2 product??

[George A. Thornton]

I agree.  The biggest risk is misidentification.

I prefer to use sheets of paper and scotch tape.  I group similar
components together and tape them together lightly to sheets of 8x11
paper, writing the identification number on the paper next to the
component(s).  I try to keep the sheets flat to minimize the need for
tape, and I clean tape residue off the lead before installing.  This
makes organizing and sorting through components really easy and
reliable.  



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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of eric manning
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 9:55 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] My question is, "Do you folks think it is really
necessary to , detail-inventory the Elecraft K2 product??

I think it's a good idea.

The serious screwup is not  being shorted by Elecraft for a 50 cent 
component, it is installing the wrong component somewhere.

Doing a careful identification of all the parts by inventory is a good 
way to avoid this.

You match up each component with its descriptions by doing the inventory

and filing the components
accordingly [I use muffin tins, with all of the diodes in the same dish,

etc. You are less likely to install a diode in a resistor's place
, or the wrong value resistor,  if you do that.

I find that modern, tiny components are harder to identify, and thus 
easier to confuse, than their huge 1960s ancestors were.

Doing the inventory also encourages patience, rather than the get 'er 
done fast approach which leads to sorrow.

eric
VA7DZ




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