Thanks Don -- I will go searching for one of those tomorrow. 73, phil, K7PEH
On Jan 18, 2014, at 10:27 AM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > Phil, > > Yes, those capacitors are getting more and more difficult to read. My > solution is a small lighted handheld magnifier. I think it was designed for > reading - look in your local drugstore. As I recall, I found it at Walmart. > > Just plain magnification is not enough - the lighting helps immensely > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 1/18/2014 1:07 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: >> Also, while we are on the kit-building theme I have a problem with small >> parts such as small capacitors. I know this is not a problem with the SMT >> kits like the K3 or KX3 and so on but I remember when I did the 80/30 option >> for my KX1 there were several capacitors and none of my methods would work >> to read the printing on these things. I have several good magnifying >> glasses, a magnifying lamp, and so on. I could not read them at all. I had >> to grab my Fluke DVM and use that to measure the capacitance to determine >> which was which. >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
