I dont think any one method is right, but I was surprised how difficult it was not with patience and a sharp pair of flush cut nippers when I did the following:
1) bend the tip lug in at about a 15 degree abgle 2) bend the wire so that it will fit through the hole and solder it in place with not a lot of solder 3) bend the tip lug back up some while pulling the wire up and bending it at the solder joint 4) only bend it back enough to ensure that it will not contact the aluminum housing and trim the excess wire 5) repeat the above procedure for the ring lug, making sure there is sufficient space around the ring lug wire where it threads through the channel from the other side of the housing Not that I didn't make any mistakes: I read the wire from the right connects to the tip lug but missed the fact that they said in the above illustration and assumed they meant as I would install it (as if everyone out there is a right'ie like me). So I wondered for a day why the paddle was running backward. So I had to do the procedure I outlined above again. :-) But it has worked fine ever since. It is a brilliant design. I have been thinking how I can modify it ever so slightly to offer a non-iambic paddle mod for the so many who seem to want one. I feel I am almost there. I will let you all know as soon as I have a breakthrough. Perhaps when I finish the summer house work I will buy another one and work on this as well. Wayne/Eric, any chance I can get a spare paddle kit to experiment on? You can have whatever design I come up with if you want it. :-) Joking. I'll probably just buy another KXPD1 and give you guys whatever idea I come up with just the same if you want it. dt . --- Eric Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am at the step where you solder the two pieces of hook-up wire to the lugs > of the stereo plug. Does anyone have advice about how to best carry that > out? > > > > Here are the ways I can imagine doing it: > > Thread them through the holes in the lugs (with tweezers), solder, and then > cut off the excess? > > Cut them off first so they can be inserted (just) into the holes in the lugs > (using tweezers), and then solder? > > Bend them so they are in contact with the lugs (but not actually going > through the holes) solder them, and then cut off the excess? > > > > I would love to benefit from everyone's experience before doing the try try > again. > > Thanks and 73, > > Eric > > N0HHS > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > You must subscribe to post. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, Unsub etc): > http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft You must subscribe to post. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, Unsub etc): http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft page: http://www.elecraft.com
