[Elecraft] k3s radio kit

[John Stengrevics]

I’ll chime in.  I had never built anything previously.  So, successfully building the K3S gave me a great sense of accomplishment.

The assembly manual for the K3S is excellent.  Follow it carefully.

I made 3 goofs during construction.  No big problems, easily diagnosed by tech support.

I believe I made the mistakes by working too late into the night when I should have gone to bed.

Moral of the story:  Follow the manual religiously, don’t be in a hurry.

WA1EAZ

> On Aug 5, 2016, at 5:36 PM, Ralph Parker <ve7xf at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> >Pay very close attention to the screw lengths and sort them out carefully...
> >later you may need the 3/16" and the 1/4" is tooo long :)
> 
> Amen to that, brother!
> After 50+ years of building radios, I built my K3 very carefully.
> However, on completion, the output was very intermittent. Tapping on the cabinet would trigger the problem. I tried everything, including on line and on-the-phone discussions with the Elcraft service dept.
> Finally, I boxed it up and sent it to the doctor.
> They diagnosed the problem right out of the box, with no tools.
> I had placed two lockwashers on the wrong end of the screws holding the driver transistors to the bottom of the case, so they made only intermittent contact. Bingo! Was my face red!
> 
> The moral of the story: be careful, and check EVERYTHING during assembly.
> 
> VE7XF
> 
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