Re: [Elecraft] Tip: Front Panel Illumination Tip

2024-03-07 Thread Rick Tavan
This one seems to be quiet. /Rick N6XI On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 3:56 PM Jim Brown wrote: > On 3/6/2024 8:39 AM, Rick Tavan wrote: > > It runs on USB power > > (not supplied) and works a treat! > > Looks nice. One caution, though -- USB-powered devices sometimes have > DC-DC converters that can

Re: [Elecraft] Tip: Front Panel Illumination Tip

2024-03-07 Thread Jim Brown
On 3/6/2024 8:39 AM, Rick Tavan wrote: It runs on USB power (not supplied) and works a treat! Looks nice. One caution, though -- USB-powered devices sometimes have DC-DC converters that can be noisy. W6GJB alerted me to this several years ago, when he chased noise down to USB-powered speake

Re: [Elecraft] Tip: Front Panel Illumination Tip

2024-03-07 Thread Roger Stein
Indeed, a nice light source depending on task, general night lighting for wee morning QSO, ahem - CW, sliver removal, soldering aid - vision assistance, etc. The one I utilize has the C-clamp style base that firmly attaches to the desk that you insert the lamp swivel pin into. Preferred, as the

Re: [Elecraft] Tip: Front Panel Illumination Tip

2024-03-07 Thread David Thompson via Elecraft
On 3/6/24 10:39 AM, Rick Tavan wrote: Here is a small, LED, clip-on lamp that solved the problem for me: Morning Rick... Thanks for sharing your experience and the link. You're right about the front panel of my K3 and it is not getting better as I age. :/ On a side note, I find a good desk

[Elecraft] Tip: Front Panel Illumination Tip

2024-03-06 Thread Rick Tavan
Radio front panels are busy - lots of knobs and buttons with small labels that seem to shrink as we age. Some of the colors are low-contrast. If room lighting isn't right, they're unreadable, even invisible. Here is a small, LED, clip-on lamp that solved the problem for me: https://www.amazon.com/