Good advice Bob, K4TAX
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 13, 2019, at 2:35 PM, hawley, charles j jr <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Generally...whatever you stock in replacement parts will never be needed. > These devices know what’s on the shelf. The part that device breaks will be > the least expected part. > > Chuck Jack Hawley > KE9UW > > Sent from my iPhone, cjack > >> On Dec 13, 2019, at 12:09 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Very true. I just tried to get every important missing option and the >> upgrades. >> I'm asking myself it it makes sense to replace the front panel, as it seems >> to be impossible to repair or clean the soft knobs. Or am I missing >> something? >> >>>> Am 13.12.2019 um 18:28 schrieb Bob McGraw K4TAX: >>> Having been down this path with another company and having to plan for >>> end-of-life support for products of that company, I would caution that >>> hoarding parts, sucks up and will rapidly deplete any inventory planned. >>> Although I understand the desire to keep your radio operational, without >>> parts at the service location then radios can’t be repaired. >>> >>> Personally I would prefer to have the parts at the service location as >>> opposed to them sitting in some unknown hams desk drawer. Those in the >>> desk drawer won’t likely do anyone any good. >>> >>> Bob, K4TAX >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Dec 13, 2019, at 10:24 AM, Doug Hensley <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Scott has a great point. With radio models changing & out-dating as they >>>> do, >>>> please recommend, if you can, what K3 (and particularly what K3s)parts >>>> would >>>> be good to have for either the future or the future owner. >>>> >>>> Only Elecraft would know what parts are either failing or dwindling in >>>> supply >>>> and they may not want to let that information out. >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> Doug W5JV >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>> On >>>> Behalf Of K9MA >>>> Sent: 12 December, 2019 15:44 >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Parts >>>> >>>> I'm thinking it might be a good idea to stock up on K3 parts I might need >>>> in >>>> the future, when they may not be available. Two likely candidates are the >>>> main VFO encoder and the AF/RF gain pots. Any other suggestions? >>>> >>>> 73, >>>> >>>> Scott K9MA >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Scott K9MA >>>> >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> Message delivered to [email protected] >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> Message delivered to [email protected] >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
