Kevin, Look at the Builder's resource page and Application Notes section on the Elecraft website www.elecraft.com for a diagram of how to handle parts that are larger than the holes as well as a lot of good information about soldering and other subjects.
The leads should be formed under the part a bit and then run downward if the part is to fit parallel with the board, but other than 'neatness' there is no problem if the chokes are tilted a bit either (at least no problem at the HF frequencies, VHF/UHF may have other considerations). 73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > > Wife got me the kpa100 for my k2 this Christmas. Started to put > it together and found the rfc 6,7,and 8 seem to be the small size > rather than the miniature the holes are spaced for. Will it hurt > to install them in a slightly vertical orientation or did I get > the wrong ones in the kit? I am positive I have correctly > identified the chokes and all the others fit like they are > supposed to. Kevin > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.8/621 - Release Date: 1/9/2007 1:37 PM _______________________________________________ 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
