Those are feedback resistors and dissipate a few watts of power. They need to up in the air to allow the power to dissipate without burning the board.
73, Bob, N6CM On Nov 21, 2007 6:46 AM, Lee Buller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was looking at all the neat pictures out there of K3 assembly and I noticed > a picture of the K3 Amp that has some resistors going from the binocular > transformer...across the final transistors....to a solder pad. Looked kind > of goofy to me so I thought I would ask. > > Are those some sort of balancing resistors and why were they placed in such > a odd place (to me)? > > Lee - K0WA > "Still need to save another grand($$$) > > > > > In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you > don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't > find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. > Is Common Sense divine? > _______________________________________________ > 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
