[Elecraft] Socket IC's

2004-06-15 Thread Glenn Haffly
Hello All , I have K1 1850 up and running and a K2 in the box to assemble when time permits. When assembling the K1 several IC's were soldered directly to the RF board. When I build the K2 , Is there a reason for not using an IC socket soldered to the various boards rather than direct soldering an

Re: [Elecraft] Socket IC's

2004-06-15 Thread Mike Morrow
Glenn Haffly wrote: Is there a reason for not using an IC socket soldered to the various boards rather than direct soldering an IC to the boards ? Glenn, IC sockets are generally appropriate only for ICs containing firmware which may need upgrading. For almost all other situations, the use

Re: [Elecraft] Socket IC's

2004-06-15 Thread Don Brown
@mailman.qth.netmailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 5:26 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Socket IC's Hello All , I have K1 1850 up and running and a K2 in the box to assemble when time permits. When assembling the K1 several IC's were soldered directly to the RF board. When I

Re: [Elecraft] Socket IC's

2004-06-15 Thread Jack Brindle
Sigh... On Jun 15, 2004, at 3:26 PM, Glenn Haffly wrote: Hello All , I have K1 1850 up and running and a K2 in the box to assemble when time permits. When assembling the K1 several IC's were soldered directly to the RF board. When I build the K2 , Is there a reason for not using an IC socket

Re: [Elecraft] Socket IC's

2004-06-15 Thread Tom Mc
: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 5:49 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Socket IC's Hello All , I have K1 1850 up and running and a K2 in the box to assemble when time permits. When assembling the K1 several IC's were soldered directly to the RF board. When I build the K2 , Is there a reason for not using an IC socket