While I appreciate the concern about the warnings and what "not to do," I was not worried about cosmetics, but performance. I did not want that toroid coupling to something it wasn't supposed to couple to.
I have built several kits one of which I specifically remember having to move inductors away (by slightly bending) from a BNC chassis connector to prevent any stray coupling between the inductor and the connector. If the toroid is fine at somewhat less than 90 degrees to the board, I am fine with it being there. I *do* appreciate and respect the advice and comments. Thanks, Joel - W4JBB (very happy K3 owner) On Feb 22, 2012, at 12:28, Guy Olinger K2AV <[email protected]> wrote: > Do not be messing with toroids. They are NOT there to look pretty. > > The manual may not specifically warn against all possible ill-advised actions > in your use of the product. There are millions of possible ill-advised > things you can do to screw up your product. DO what the manual tells you to > do and DON'T DO everything else. Stay to the script. That's the one thing > Elecraft is writing and updating as carefully as they can. They put > warnings in there when a lot of people are getting involved in the same > screwup. There is no genius anywhere that can correctly anticipate all the > strange things that customers will do. > > 73, Guy. > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Joel Black <[email protected]> wrote: > I came home for lunch today and my KAT3 was in the mailbox. I opened > the box and the zip-lock bag and was looking at it through the > anti-static bag and noticed that two of the toroids nearest the > connector are not perpendicular with the circuit board. The photo shows > them perpendicular with the board, parallel with the other toroids. > > Just perusing the KAT3 installation manual, I find nothing warning me > against adjusting the toroids as there is in the K3 assembly manual. Is > it safe to make the toroid straight or is it okay as it is? > > Thanks, > Joel - W4JBB > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
