-----Original Message-----> From: Ron D'Eau Claire
I surprised that you'd consider my recommendation to read Don's comments as coming down hard on the RE product. Don spends a lot of time working with builders here on the reflector who have problems and I've noticed that a number of those problems are, as he says, based on someone using the RE product without realizing how they can change the test and alignment process. <-------------------------- IIRC, Don called the rework eliminators a waste of money for most K2 builders. He also said the alignment procedures change if you use them. You're recommendation to read Don's post was a sort of "endorsement" of what Don said so that's how you got drug into this :-) ----------------------------> I thought his comments were pretty solidly based on facts and expressed fairly. I've worked with Don on many projects and learned to trust in his expertise. <--------------------------- Yes, Don is great, solid, factual. I agree. That is why it was so shocking to me to see him speak strongly against something that in my experience very positive. If it was just about any other person on the list, we could just dismiss the comments meaningless, but this is Don we're talking about. And then Ron (another very knowledgeable, trustworthy contributor) backs them up. Wow. ----------------------------------> However, there are those who want to button up the rig once and avoid touching a soldering iron to the PCB ever again unless something fails, and there are those who have their rigs built and don't want to think about doing anything inside them involving more than plugging or unplugging a cable or module to make changes. Even fashioning a little jumper and pushing it into the proper holes in the connector if they decide to remove a module is more than they want to do. >---------------------------------- Yep, I guess that's pretty much where I am. Jumpers pushed into little holes, or caps with their leads pushed into little holes doesn't sound like how I want my K2 to be in the long run. That's a temporary patch for troubleshooting, not a long term bypass. The RE header boards are a far better long-term solution to plugging the headers. Sure, one could build up a more robust header plug but if you don't really want to be touching the soldering iron once the rig is done, then you don't want to have to run to the store (if you have one nearby) to get the parts to build the plug. ---------------------------------> But the RE product is not a panacea. There are issues involved in buying and using them, especially if one does it as part of the original build depending upon the configuration of their rig. >---------------------------------- Panacea, it is not. There are pros and cons and each person will need to weigh the pros / cons for their particular situation. The RE could be a waste of money or a God-send, depending on who you are and your situation. 73! - Keith N1AS - - K2 5411.ssb - _______________________________________________ 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
