[Elecraft] Should I worry about the toroids in the KXAT3 with vibration when carrying?

[Richard Corfield]

Thanks.
I do think I'll be more careful with how I pack it if cycling - right way
up so any jolting forces are supported by the board. We have potholes here,
though the bike has its larger tyres and the radio is well packed.

 - Richard


On Tue, 5 Mar 2019 at 18:22, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> Hi Richard,
>
> The toroids weigh almost nothing and the wire is very strong. We've never
> had an issue with toroids coming loose under normal levels of vibration.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> > On Mar 5, 2019, at 10:11 AM, Richard Corfield <
> richard.corfield at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The toroids don't seem fastened down in any way. Cycling with it in my
> > pannier bag today over our rubbish roads I was a bit worried about it.
> > Could they shake loose given the vibration? Do I need to do anything to
> > protect them? (Though I note instruction requiring them to be movable
> > should I ever install the 2m module).
> >
> > Thanks
> > - Richard
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