Brian Lloyd-6 wrote: > > > I know that I am not about to manufacture my own hot-air rework tool, > especially when I can purchase one for $79(us). > (http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/9445 > ) I also know that I am going to continue to encounter SMT if I > continue playing with amateur radio. So far the sub-$100(us) hot-air > tool has worked just fine. It has been used to build several softrock > boards and even to remove components installed backwards on the K2. > (11-year-old kids get in a hurry and aren't good about reading > instructions carefully.) > If I was 40 years younger then buying such a tool might be a good investment, like many of the tools I currently own. But failing eyesight and unsteady hands mean that construction involving SMT parts is now out of the question, and any electronic constructional activity has become more of a chore than a pleasure, so at this point in my life it would be a complete waste of money. Hence my rather abrubt dismissal of your suggestion.
Elecraft's decision to make the K3 a no-solder kit was exactly the right one for me. I am going to have to do without this modification unless I can find a way to do it without risk of harming the K3 and without requiring any special equipment. I have had enough feedback to suggest that my idea should work (though still suggesting that I should try it first on something disposable.) ----- Julian, G4ILO K3 s/n: 222 K2 s/n: 392 G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com KComm for K2/K3: www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/K3---SMT-mods-tp18052931p18064604.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
