[Elecraft] More Legendary Elecraft Service or "The Turning of the Screw"

[briana]

Neither is uncoiling the interstage insulated wire "gimix" coupling 
capacitors and soldering the wires together.

73 de Brian/K3KO





On 2/6/2015 8:40 PM, WILLIS COOKE wrote:
> Not a good idea for the screws sticking out of capacitors and 
> transformers.
> Willis 'Cookie' Cooke,
> TDXS Contest Chairman
> K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS
>
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> *From:* Harry Yingst via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> *To:* brian <alsopb at nc.rr.com>; "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" 
> <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, February 6, 2015 5:36 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Elecraft] More Legendary Elecraft Service or "The 
> Turning of the Screw"
>
> That's an old fix for many radios
> Open them up and tighten down all the screws
>
>
>       From: brian <alsopb at nc.rr.com <mailto:alsopb at nc.rr.com>>
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net <mailto:elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2015 4:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] More Legendary Elecraft Service or "The 
> Turning of the Screw"
>
> Makes you wonder how they know such seeming impossible-to-know things.
>
> Are there also magic potions and incantations available?
>
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
>
>
> On 2/6/2015 20:55 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> > A couple of days ago I reported a fall-off in output from my K3 on
> > some bands. I wrote about this to Howard, K6IA, at Elecraft service,
> > who wrote back and suggested that one or more of the three screws that
> > attach the LPA board to the lower cover of the radio might have 
> loosened.
> >
> > Sure enough - one of the three was 1/2 turn short of tight. Tightened
> > it up, tested, all normal again.  Ran auto TX calibration, all
> > successful. I happy camper am.  Thanks Howard!
> >
>
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