[Elecraft] K3, KX-1 Inductors

[Scott Ellington]

My K3 hasn't traveled much, but if it did, I'd be very concerned about 
all the inductors supported only by their leads.  It seems certain that 
vibration would result in leads breaking.  However, there's a note in 
the KX-1 assembly manual specifically warning against fastening the 
inductors to the board with adhesive.  (That's exactly what I was 
planning to do.)  Why not?  I doubt the reason is electrical, unless 
it's stray capacitance.  The only other reason I can think of is that 
those handling power might get hot enough to melt an adhesive.  If 
that's the case, I'd really like to find another way to secure them.  
Any suggestions?

Or maybe someone can assure me that with all those K3 getting shipped 
all over the planet for DX-peditions, etc., none of those wires ever 
break.  Ever.  (I'd still take along some magnet wire.)

73,

Scott  K9MA

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Scott Ellington  K9MA
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

k9ma at sdellington.us