Jerry Flanders wrote: > > I said that because I observed several guys on the reflector this > morning discussing buying the $50 tool. Apparently they never needed > it before, but felt that it is justified for the K3 assembly. Those > guys will probably never need it after the K3 assembly. > > I will solder mine, but I remember reading years ago that crimp > connections are superior to solder - don't know why. > > I am buying the kit, so I can't complain, but since it would cost > only pennies to do it at Elecraft it seems like it would be a > no-brainer if crimping is actually superior. > > Jerry W4UK > > If you'd been reading this reflector since when building K2s was most talked about you'd know that some people bought $200 soldering stations and $100 DMMs just to build the kit. Every few months a thread would pop up about which solder station to buy. Some people just need an excuse to spend money. <g>
Personally I can't imagine how crimping an APP would be better than soldering it - quicker, yes, but better? I'm sure the difference won't be detectable by the guy you're in QSO with! ----- Julian, G4ILO K3 s/n: 222 K2 s/n: 392 G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Zerobeat Ham Forums: www.zerobeat.net/smf -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3-power-supply-question-tp16404247p16428259.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
