Rework Eliminators - They're great provided you are willing to spend the time to make sure they get installed right. They represent a departure from the normal build process and if you mess things up, then debugging may be tougher. I went with them, and was careful. I had only one bad solder joint and the rig worked just fine. I love my rework eliminators as they've allowed me to plug and unplug various options at will.
Prewound toroids. I like building but winding toroids is something I chose to not do. I went with prewound toroids on all my Elecraft kits and highly recommend them. They are done in a very professional way. Tools I found useful: - Magnifying ring light - Circuit board vise - anti-static mat grounded to the outlet ground screw. I did not do an inventory ... until I got to the caps. There are a lot of them and they're easy to confuse. I spread them all out and put them in piles. Getting them all out helped me separate the small differences and correctly ID the various types. I arranged the piles so I could easily find the part I needed. - Keith N1AS - - K2 5411.ssb.100 - -----Original Message----- Are there tools or tips I am missing before I drop the coin? _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
