Is that a typo or does your factory built KAT500 label that resistor as R5? In my kit KAT500 it is R6.
peh On Dec 3, 2012, at 2:57 PM, Jim Sheldon <[email protected]> wrote: > My factory built KAT500 is missing the thermal conductive pad that is > supposed to go between R5 and the bottom cover. This was called to someone's > attention at Elecraft when I had to disassemble my factory built KAT500 to > correct another problem I ran into that didn't actually affect the operation > of the tuner. > > I asked if this would be a problem and I was told that it was being looked > into. I have not received an answer to that question and it's been about 2 > weeks since I first asked it. The tuner appears to be working all right > without it, but I've seen references to the fact that R5 is called on to > dissipate some pretty heavy power at times and I'd hate to have it fail > because of this oversight. > > Several others have noted missing pads in the kit versions as well and I > would not have known it if I hadn't downloaded and read the latest manual. > The one I got with my early, factory built model (#37) did not have the kit > building instructions in it, nor did it have a parts list. > > Jim - W0EB > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
