Lots of people have responded to my question and I feel that it is not really necessary to drag this out. I was sort of looking to see if there were more people who had problems after building the K3 but due to flaws in individual component boards due to the fact that an integrated K3 could not be tested prior to shipment as a kit. This kind of problem was raised by two earlier posts (I think around Friday and Saturday) and that is what prompted my question.
But, no one came back and mentioned problems like that so I suspect that it is not an issue and these other posts were rare events. Yes, I am 99.9% sure I will buy a kit and not the factory built K3. But, I was always 99.9% sure of ordering the kit version. phil On Dec 21, 2009, at 8:56 AM, Paul Christensen wrote: > Phil, > > Building the K3 will likely make future hardware changes easier to implement > since you will have recognized key circuit board areas and have an > understanding of the assembly/disassembly process. > > Getting in and back out of the K3 is very easy. By contrast, the > disassembly of my previously-owned IC-7800 required removal of over a > half-dozen different screw types with varying lengths. That created a > nightmare situation if one of those screws was installed incorrectly. > > Paul, W9AC > >>> I am also planning on getting the K3 and there is only one thing that is >>> holding up my order right now and that is trying to figure out when I can >>> spend the time to put it together. But, I am also a little bit wondering >>> if the cost differential of kit versus factory built is worth the >>> learning >>> experience when you contrast that with the hassles of potential problems. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
