Jeff, Great suggestions:
Technical writing is the most difficult form of communication. And for a project of this size--the job is enormous. The elecraft manual is a wonder. They have done a fabulous job of putting together a complete manual that has allowed thousands of hams to build their kits--successfully. Say too much and you bore the reader. Say too little and you're bothered by too many questions. It's a huge undertaking to concisely describe the building of the kit for the myriad skills that each builder possess. That doesn't mean your suggestions aren't appropriate. Editing is a job that never ends. And suggestions for future builders (even if only contained in these archives) will benefit us all. Blake Dahdahdididi didididada W7PQ On 7/23/04 5:44 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After completing my K1, I have some suggested additions to the K1 Manual > Errata sheet. > > 1. Page 16 - A better explanation of U1 installation is needed. For > example, "If your IC has a notch at one end, align the notch with the one > on the outline, then place it on the board." > > 2. Page 24, column 2, box 2: Add "Unscrew each set screw so it > protrudes about 1/8 to 1/4 inch from the knob before placing knob on > potentiometer." > > 3. Page 25, column 2, box 1: Tell which is the top side of the RF > board. > > 4. Page 30, column 2, box 2: Add "Do NOT use a power supply over [3?] > amps as any short on the board could vaporize a trace. Use caution > attaching any power supply wire to supplied mating plug." (More may need > to be said here about the correct and safe way to hook up a power supply > to the radio.) > > 5. Page 42, column 2, box 1: Add "Due to space limitation, trim R36 > first and then solder it from the top side of the board." > > 6. Page 43, column 1, box 1: Add "The thermal pad is located inside the > Serial Number envelope." > > 7. Page 45, column 2, box 2: Add "C78 is located on the bottom of the > board." > > 8. Page 49, column 1 needs extensive revision. The drawing (Figure > 10-3) needs to be redone to more accurately depict the parts in the kit. > The parts in the drawing, especially the "housing", need better > descriptions. The text needs to: accurately describe the housing; agree > with the description in the parts list; and tell which bag has the > housing in it. > > I also feel that a complete list of needed tools should be provided in > the manual, including: a temperature-controlled soldering iron and how > to set it, thin solder (specify size/type), a digital multimeter (and a > brief description of how to use one - I had to learn as I went), wire > cutters to cut board components, a grounded wrist strap, possibly a small > vise, a dummy load (specify what its rated load should be) and the kinds > of coax cable typically used to connect to an antenna or dummy load. > Most of these items (but not all) are listed in various places on the > Elecraft web site. The web site needs to contain a more complete list of > tools/supplies, along with an explanation of how to use a digital > multimeter and how to use a dummy load. As a beginning builder, I was > surprised that there were some things I needed along the way that were > not listed there (chiefly the dummy load). > > Thoughts/comments? > > Jeff > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
