[Elecraft] Elecraft PCB Diagrams

[Mike Morrow]

Don wrote:

> Since a bad D3 is a rarity, you might also want to check for board 
> continuity with your DMM.  Check to see that you have the same voltage 
> variation on one lead of C2 - that will confirm that D3 is connected to 
> C2.  The other lead of C2 cannot be tested with voltage, so use your 
> ohmmeter to check for continuity between the other lead of C2 and L1.

It's troubleshooting like this that can make the possession of PCB trace
diagrams invaluable.  For some reason which has *never* been coherently
explained in the almost 13 years since I first bought an Elecraft product,
these have never been provided by Elecraft for their products.  N0SS
provided some (PCB photos) long ago for the K1, but not Elecraft.

All other kit makers with whom I've done business have provided these as a
matter of course...going back to Heathkit a half century ago.  And makers
of non-kits provide them in service manuals.  But not Elecraft, in any form.

One wonders why.

Mike / KK5F