Wes, N7WS, wrote: > Did you add that steel plate inside that I recommended > to keep it from skidding off the table when I push a button > and that makes the XYL think that there really is something inside > worth $700? :-)
Actually, yes :) The P3 enclosure is being fabricated entirely from corrosion-resistant steel (plated before painting) rather than aluminum. Production and field test units will weigh about twice as much as the prototype you tried out (about 5 pounds). Besides making the unit heavy enough to not slide when you push the buttons, the steel enclosure will reduce EMI generally -- in or out. The use of steel also makes the enclosure very strong, so that you could, if you wanted, put a heavy 20 A linear power supply inside to power the K3, etc. While we don't have any current plan to offer an optional internal power supply for the P3, some of us (including me) will be rolling our own. In my case it will free up some valuable desk space. (Anyone need a Samlex power supply? Pick-up only!) 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ 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
