And, actually, a lot of fun. Doug W6JD
-------------- Original message -------------- From: Vic K2VCO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Fred (FL) wrote: > > > 1. Buy the Mr. TOROID Guy's toroid set, for your > > Elecraft kit. He does a much better job of building > > these critical L parts, than we will probably do. > > I felt this was the single most important decision I > > did - when I built K2 # 5422. If one is the least > > tired, or rushed - and trys to wind an important L > > toroid - good luck! Screwing just 1 up - will cause > > you all sorts of troubleshooting time. And mis-wound > > toroids may give you a K2 that may never really stack > > up among the best performers. > > Well...Mr Toroid Guy does a good job and his toroids are very neat. But > this makes it sound like winding them requires special skill or is very > critical. Not so! Just remember that each pass through the hole is one > turn, try to space the windings as explained in the instructions, and > strip the leads properly. > > Even if they don't come out as neat as they might, they will work fine > if you follow the instructions. This is absolutely not rocket science > or voodoo, and not too hard either! > -- > 73, > Vic, K2VCO > Fresno CA > http://www.qsl.net/k2vco > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
