[Elecraft] fix toroids in KX3

[Don Wilhelm]

The KX3 will be covered under the warranty if the toroid wires break - 
*unless* some fixative has been added.
I would suggest waiting until the end of your warranty period before 
doing anything like adding fixatives.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/27/2014 9:32 AM, Rooby wrote:
> Thans for the replies and experiences.
> I have also seen broken wires on coils (not elecraft) which were not fixed
> on the PCB. I was wondering about this when I was assembling the KX3 and
> KXPA100.
> Most electronic manufactures tighten their coils and even some capacitors
> with silicone glue.
> I don't think that some glue will affect the magnetic field since most of
> the field is anyway inside the toroid.
> It may change a bit the capacitance and resonant frequency.
> I don't kow if elecraft just skip this extra efford or if there is some good
> reason not to do.
> I see some of the toroid coils are quite loosy and have small wires compared
> to their mass.
> Would be good to know if the warranty will be void if I fix at least some of
> the coils with a bit of glue.
>
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