I have just received the KBPF3 module for an upgrade and finding that one lead is broken also. Frankly this is a failure waiting to happen. The toroid is not secured to the board in any way, the leads are very thin (#28) and there was no protection against damage the way the board was shipped in a zip-loc bag. The only way to repair this would be to unwind one turn and join the magnet wire with something in my junk wire collection. This I do not want to do so I have E-mailed Elecraft for a replacement inductor.
73 Knut - AB2TC Raymond METZGER wrote: > > Hi Elecrafters, > > > > I am building my K3 kit and currently installing the KBPF3 module. > Unfortunately, one lead of the inductor L18 on this module is broken. > > Can I use a regular 40/60 tin/lead solder to repair this broken lead, or > is > it necessary to use lead free solder ? > > > > Raymond, F4FNT > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/-K3--%3A-Solder-issue-with-the-KBPF3-module-tp16650694p16669753.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
