[Elecraft] Looking for a KPA500 Schematic

[Wes (N7WS)]

I don't believe that there is a "misunderstanding" at all.  The FCC rules state, 
among other things:

§ 97.1 Basis and purpose.
The rules and regulations in this part are designed to provide an amateur radio 
service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in
the following principles:
(a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the 
public as a voluntary noncommercial communication
service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications.
(b) Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability to contribute to 
the _advancement of the radio art._
(c) Encouragement and improvement of the amateur service through rules which 
provide for advancing skills in both the communication
and _technical phases of the art._
(d) Expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio service of 
trained operators, _technicians, and electronics experts.__
_
How does all of this fit with having a failure and rather than troubleshooting 
that failure first and possibly fixing it simply (i.e a cold solder joint), 
boxing up the radio and shipping it off to the factory for repair, so as to 
"avoid further damage?"

At the rate this hobby is going downhill I can envision the day when radios are 
returned to the factory to get a blown fuse changed.


On 3/28/2015 5:37 PM, Scott Manthe wrote:
> Apparently there is some misunderstanding regarding my comment (Or people are 
> responding without reading the entire message closely...). I was NOT 
> responding to the original poster. I was responding to the second commenter, 
> who said that he needed a schematic because his NEW KPA500 had failed. My 
> point was that rather than risk further damaging a NEW, still under warranty 
> KPA500, why not simply let Elecraft fix it. I'm not sure why it's 
> "unbelievable" that I'd send my NEW amp to Elecraft for repair, but to each 
> his or her own.
>
> I wasn't suggesting that no one needs a schematic, just that it probably 
> wasn't the most necessary in that particular situation, where a piece of gear 
> was NEW and under warranty. A supplied schematic would be nice, especially 
> given that the skill level of the average Elecrafter might be somewhat higher 
> than the average ham.
>
> 73,
> Scott, N9AA
>
>
> On 3/27/15 10:53 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
>> Unbelievable.
>>
>> On 3/27/2015 10:40 AM, Scott Manthe wrote:
>>> Why would you want a schematic? If it's new, Elecraft will fix it free. I'm 
>>> all for being able to troubleshoot my gear, but if I buy something new and 
>>> it fails within the warranty period, I'm not going to waste my time trying 
>>> to fix it, the manufacturer will.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Scott, N9AA
>>>
>>