I thought I'd mention what concluded my quest for an operational KXAT1. Threads that end before a conclusion are annoying and if you post first, you should post last.
As it turned out I was left to my own devices, which were few. I went to the shotgun approach and ordered new diodes, ICs for the tuner and radio, and on a hunch new FWD and REV pots. (Note: I did suspect the pots in that they were not original as I had melted a corner of one and damaged it cosmetically. Locally sourced, they were rated equally and I confirmed with the tech support at Elecraft that this was acceptable.) Ordering individual parts from Elecraft as opposed to just stating over with a new kit was expensive, but I wasn't going to give up on the tuner; there had to be a fix. Well, the new pots did the trick and the tuner works as designed; null set was textbook and the power reading spot on. Lesson learned is that there are apparently very high standards in the components that Elecraft amasses for these kits and finding something off the shelf that is superior, or will even work as well, may be unlikely. Two weeks of pulling my hair out, a pound of solder redoing things over and over, $90 in parts (though all I needed was $3.00 really) and I'm on the air with a tuned dipole. Satisfaction in fixing it myself: Priceless! Happy ending. 73's Bill Schindele KJ6BVV CONFIDENTIAL: This electronic mail (including any attachments) may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or otherwise protected from disclosure to anyone other than its intended recipient(s). Any dissemination or use of this electronic email or its contents (including any attachments) by persons other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply email so that we may correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message (including any attachments) in its entirety. Thank you. ______________________________________________________________ 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
