[Elecraft] Obsolete trimmer capacitors

[Gerald Manthey]

Thank you Wayne.
It was nice to see a tiny little fraction of what you have to deal with.
And also keeps us up to date too.
Keep up the great work.
Gerald - KC6CNN
 On Jan 13, 2014 6:41 PM, "Wayne Burdick" <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> Sorry for the bandwidth, guys. Slip of the email alias :)
>
> Now everyone gets an unexpected peak at the joys of finding substitutes
> for obsolete parts, in this case for the KX1 and K60XV boards.
>
> Not to worry; we always find alternates or work-arounds.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> On Jan 13, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Don,
> >
> > Looks like 9-50 pF bottom-adjust trimmers are going out of style. See
> info from Paul below on the part we normally use.
> >
> > Here are two alternatives, in stock at Mouser, that might work, though
> these are also "NRND"/"EOL" according to documentation. Would you be
> interested in testing samples of these on the KX1 and K60XV PCBs so we can
> buy EOL stock? Paul could have samples sent directly to you.
> >
> >    81-TZ03P600N169B00   (10-60 pF)
> >    81-TZ03P450N169B00   (7-45 pF)
> >
> > Please let me know right away. I can line up someone else if necessary.
> It would be great to have you try them since you work with these modules so
> often.
> >
> > tnx
> > Wayne
> >
> >
> > On Jan 13, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Paul Russell - Elecraft Purchasing <
> paul at elecraft.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Wayne
> >>
> >> E540005, Mouser# Obsolete 659-GKG50016   …..This is used on KX1,K60XV
> EAU x100
>
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