[Elecraft] Toughness

[Don Wilhelm]

John,

I built a K2 for a gentleman who installed it in his 18 wheeler, and it 
traveled all over the country for 4 or 5 years.  Never had a problem 
with it.  Many others take their K1 or K2 or KX1 along in a backpack or 
in the case of the KX1 even in a shirt pocket - some pad the rig 
carefully, others just make certain the knobs and antenna jacks will not 
receive a sharp blow.  I do not regard these rigs as fragile (glass is 
fragile, modern electronics is not).  I have over 600 repairs to my 
credit and have never seen a broken toroid wire.

If the toroids are mounted with the leads snugged down, they will not 
move substantially after soldering.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 4/9/2012 10:40 AM, John Huggins, kx4o wrote:
> Understood about the external features Ingo and good advice.
>
> My primary concern is over the internal soundness of products touted as
> portable.
>
> Thruhole and surface mount components are quite sturdy.  Edge and header
> connectors are, well, good enough most times.
>
> My primary concern are those round masses held with wisps of wire...
> toroids.  Has anyone ever seen toroids come loose and turn their rig into
> a maraca?
>
>