[Elecraft] K3S accessories availability, moving forward

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

Ed explained it quite well.   I would add that when a product is 
discontinued usually the options, being also considered as product, will 
go away as well.   This does not imply that repair parts are 
discontinued.   It is often confusing to users when a product is not 
longer available that service parts of the same items are available.  
Usually one has a product model number and the other has a service part 
number.

After a product is obsoleted, where I previously worked, we planned 
service parts supports for some 7 or so years.  There is no legal 
requirement for a company to do this with consumer type products.   
Often we missed the projection and ran out early.  In some cases it was 
the customers that ordered an excessive number of service parts {so they 
could have spares} and this drew down the projected service parts 
inventory.    And then too, the accountants came around asking what is 
all of this on the shelves for the last 5 years with no usage?   Get rid 
of the inventory as it is costing the company money.     The customer 
looses either way.

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 12/6/2019 1:00 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
> Don explained it well; Elecraft support appears to continue for the 
> K3, K3S.  Obtaining new options apparently has a shorter life-span.
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