Not so fast, Phil. It IS a fun project. I've done two: my own and one
for a fellow ham. (That's mine in the photo on the K1 Mods order page)
It isn't "exceptionally" difficult if you follow the Elecraft directions
explicitly for the retrofit. If you can build a K1, you can retrofit the
backlight.
However, it's not so easy that I would build a K1 knowing I was going to
retrofit it soon. If you have a chance to install it at the time of the
original build, that's the way to go.
Eric
KE6US
On 3/12/2014 9:47 AM, Phil Wheeler wrote:
Thanks, Peter. I have a 4-band K1 I seldom use (S/N #18) and was
considering adding the backlight as a "fun project". Maybe not so
"fun" :-)
My less exotic approach of wearing a headlamp will have to do.
73, Phil w7ox
On 3/12/14, 9:13 AM, Peter Wollan wrote:
Retrofitting the K1 backlight is exceptionally difficult, and installing
new is easy. You could start assembling the K1, but for sure wait on
the
lcd assembly till you get the backlight parts. The assembly
instructions
are on the Elecraft site, you can read up on it before anything arrives.
Peter W0LLN
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