I agree, if we're talking about toroids and not those dreaded overheated torroids <G>.
I wind my own but, as Craig says, some builders get frustrated doing the turns count, stripping the enamel off properly, etc. For them Michael's service is invaluable. For anyone who wants to shave an hour or so off of the building time for a K2 and prefers to "drop in and solder" all the parts, they are great. Even though I don't normally use his toroids, I have seen several examples of his work first-hand and it is definitely first-rate. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- > One thing I would strongly recommend, although not > necessary - is to buy the PRE-BUILT TOROIDS I second this motion. Well at least the part that says it's not necessary. :-) I agree that if you're advanced in years and have trouble manipulating small objects you might find winding torroids to be difficult or even painful. If on the other hand you're reasonably dexterous you'll find that the torroids are not that big of a deal. After winding LOTS of torroids for the K2, K1, KX1 and their respective auto-tuners I can tell you that if you can thread a needle with a 1/4" hole and reliably count to 25 you can wind your own torroids. And if you can melt solder (that silver melty stuff that's like really soft wire) on the end of your soldering iron (the pointy hot thing), you can tin the leads. Don't fear the torroids. Craig NZ0R _______________________________________________ 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
