For me, the TMP connectors were hard, and installing the sub receiver was hard. The rest was reasonably easy. Go slow and follow the advice in this thread. Maybe someone else has words of wisdom on the TMP connectors. The TMP connectors killed my fingers. I wound up using needle nose pliers to insert them. Also be sure to trim the center wires as instructed. And, inventory the cables and use the right length cable for each cable connection.
Note that the word connector appears in the assembly manual 119 times. You'll be futzing with a lot of connectors! (Not THAT many, but a lot.) Misaligning connectors is a really easy mistake when you're tired. You're better off if you don't make that mistake. Bob - W3DK > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron > D'Eau Claire > Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 1:36 PM > To: 'Wayne Michael'; 'Elecraft@mailman.qth.net' > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit > > In addition to Wayne's comments, > > 1) Do the parts inventory even though your fingers are itching to start assembly. > That's something many of us skip over and finding and identifying each part > before you start helps avoid confusion during assembly. There's no "Aaaaargh!" > moment as bad as discovering that you used the wrong screw a few pages back > and now you don't have it when it is needed. Besides, doing that in some steps > can damage parts. > > 2) Be sure to check off each step in the assembly instructions. Check boxes are > provided. Skipping a step is one of the most common reasons why a builder has > to "back up" and reassemble a portion of the kit again after leaving something > out. Checking the boxes helps make a skipped step stand out before you go too > far. > > 3) If a step is not clear, feel free to drop me a note (r...@elecraft.com or > r...@cobi.biz). I wrote the manual and the primary reason I try to keep an eye > on this reflector is to pick up any issues people might report assembling their > kits. Of course, during regular M-F business hours you can also contact > k3supp...@elecraft.com. I'm not at the factory, so they are the people to > contact in the unlikely event something is missing. > > 4) Have fun building. Have fun operating. > > 73, Ron AC7AC > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne > Michael > Sent: Friday, August 5, 2016 7:05 AM > To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit > > Any advise for a putting a K3S together? > I just ordered it. > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message > delivered to r...@cobi.biz > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message > delivered to bob.no...@verizon.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com