Its quarter to three, Theres no one in the place cept K3 and me So set em up joe I got a little story I think you oughtta know...
73, Drew AF2Z On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:10:15 -0500, James KC2UEE wrote: >Dear group, > > > >Just finished building my K3! It took me about 10 hours from start to >finish. I ran into a few problems, but thankfully nothing major. > > > >My K3 is a 100w version with sub receiver and full complement of filters on >both sub and main receivers. A transverter board and voice recorder module >are also installed. > > > >Lessons learned: > > > >1. Don't drink while putting this kit together. without realizing, I >ended up getting pretty drunk during the course of assembly just sipping on >beer. Mistakes can and will happen when you're tired AND drunk. >2. Screw drivers and circuit board traces don't mix. see item number 1. >(My screwdriver slipped when I was trying to pry the sub receiver board out >of its metal casing and scratched a few of the small traces. Fortunately, >no major damage and the circuit remained in tact. Also, those damn holes on >the sub receiver board don't line up with the metal shield. This is why I >had to take the thing out in the first place and sand the nubs down with a >dremel.) >3. Read the assembly manual at least 3 times from cover to cover before >you even start building. It really helped knowing ahead of time what's >expected. >4. Have a small pair of diagonal cutters. Cutting jumper W1 and W2 for >the transverter board was a pain in the ass. I had to go to the store at >10PM last night to look for cuticle cutters (I should have listened to you >Gary). >5. Don't work tired!!! I kept pushing myself to finish last night, and >while I didn't complete it I ended up making mistakes. I forgot to install >the voice recorder and ended up having to take the front panel off again. >6. Sleep for 8 hours before resuming assembly if you have to stop >assembly at night. I went to bed at 4AM and woke up at 9AM to finish. >While I was cleaning up, I pulled the power plug for my PS out of the power >strip. I wasn't paying attention and my thumb and pointer finger hit the >two power plug terminals WHILE it was still half way into the socket. >Suffice it to say, I didn't need coffee this morning and my skin is still >tingling. It's no fun getting electrocuted. > > > >Anyway, this thing works great now that I have everything calibrated and >installed. Thanks to all the folks out there that took the time to answer >my questions and help me out. > > > >Gary Smith - special thanks to you for the assembly tips and the filters. > > > >73, > >James KC2UEE > > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
