Yes, it is an attractive selling point to overseas user like myself. 73
Johnny VR2XMC ----- 郵件原件 ---- 寄件人﹕ Peter Connors <monotr...@ntlworld.com> 收件人﹕ Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期﹕ 2010/7/5 (一) 4:57:05 PM 主題： [Elecraft] K3 repair - a view from Europe One of the advantages of the Elecraft/user communication model is that the advice on a repair is only an email away: Recently, as a result of email exchanges with Gary Surrency, Dick Dievendorff and Lyle Johnson, we identified the progressive failure of a ~$1 serial eeprom on the front panel in #900, although the only symptom was a failure to complete the final step of the SubRx gain calibration. The two-way shipping between Europe and Aptos would have added >$100, plus repair cost, plus the turnaround time (no K3? ...the horror, the horror) - so I took a look at the schematics, the data sheet and the front panel. I located the 8-pin part as being accessible but not wanting to trust my soldering skills at the pin pitch in that particular location, I took the front panel and a new part to an electronics contractor (Subtec Ltd) near my UK qth and they replaced it for the ~$38 minimum charge while I waited (including coffee!). Upshot: my rig is now 100% again and I have learned much. This would not have been possible without the K3 modular construction and, most importantly, the incomparable Elecraft/user open communication model. 73, Pete G4PLZ/F5VNB ______________________________________________________________ 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
