[Elecraft] K3 front panel assembly
One again, it pays to search the archives... http://marc.info/?l=elecraftm=117774253022323w=2 I would say that since knobs are mentioned as part of the modular assembly, that the front panel is just the front panel; we do the attaching, mounting, etc. Just a guess (educated guess?). de Doug KR2Q ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 front panel assembly
Folks: In Field Testing the (hopefully) soon-to-be-released K3 Assembly Manual (I had to COMPLETELY disassemble my FT K3 and reassemble it from the manual), I recall that the Front Panel (Cover) is received separately from the Front Panel PC board ASSEMBLY. So yes... you WILL have to assemble the Front Panel PC board assembly TO the Front Panel (cover)... including installation of all the knobs, etc. 73, Tom Hammond N0SS At 05:58 09/05/2007, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote: One again, it pays to search the archives... http://marc.info/?l=elecraftm=117774253022323w=2 I would say that since knobs are mentioned as part of the modular assembly, that the front panel is just the front panel; we do the attaching, mounting, etc. Just a guess (educated guess?). de Doug KR2Q ___ 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 ___ 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
[Elecraft] K3 front panel assembly
Tom, Do you know if the same guy that winds the kit toroids will offer a service to mount the K3 knobs to the FrontPanel PC board ASSEMBLY? ;-) [Elecraft] K3 front panel assembly Tom Hammond n0ss at embarqmail.com Wed Sep 5 07:28:50 EDT 2007 Folks: In Field Testing the (hopefully) soon-to-be-released K3 Assembly Manual (I had to COMPLETELY disassemble my FT K3 and reassemble it from the manual), I recall that the Front Panel (Cover) is received separately from the FrontPanel PC board ASSEMBLY. So yes... you WILL have to assemble the Front Panel PC board assembly TO the Front Panel (cover)... including installation of all the knobs, etc. 73, Tom Hammond N0SS ___ 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
RE: [Elecraft] K3 front panel assembly
That's right Tom. The front panel board comes separate from the panel itself, but all the pushbutton switches are pre-installed on the board. It's a matter of putting the right spacers in place, then mounting the board on the front panel and adding the knobs. The nice VFO A bezel and LCD display cover attach to the front with 2-56 screws. The two encoders (VFO A and VFO B) are separate little modules that plug into the front panel board and are held in place on the front panel by nuts on their threaded bushings. Finally, the DSP board mounts piggyback on the front panel board and the whole front panel assembly is ready to plug into the main chassis assembly. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- Folks: In Field Testing the (hopefully) soon-to-be-released K3 Assembly Manual (I had to COMPLETELY disassemble my FT K3 and reassemble it from the manual), I recall that the Front Panel (Cover) is received separately from the Front Panel PC board ASSEMBLY. So yes... you WILL have to assemble the Front Panel PC board assembly TO the Front Panel (cover)... including installation of all the knobs, etc. 73, Tom Hammond N0SS ___ 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
[Elecraft] K3 front panel assembly
I've gotten used to the pretested pre-created PCB and samo samo set of K3 parts and components and PCB's and . in the K3 kit version. I learned long time ago there are no dumb questions, only poor souls who won't ask them. I was hoping the front panel, and control pcb and display board if there is one - are pre-made and like all the other K3 boards, tested and checked out to some Elecraft K3 standard. As much as we all like the smell of solder - seems to me, the majority of problems with the K2 has always been dumb or inept construction soldering and component mistakes. So if I have to pay bigger bucks for a better transceiver, and still not get 2m or 440 - I'd much rather get as much pre-tested stuff, as the Elecraft principles think we can handle. I want to end up with samo and samo - as the finishied K3 guys and gals. My dad, W2PZW from the spark 20's days, was color blind. He couldn't get an early days electronics job with the NBC radio companies of those days because of his visual problem. But I suspect he could have bought the K3 kit, and ended up with a fully functional transceiver. I'm not sure how dense the K3 is, it doesn't appear too daunting - but if Icom had decided to have hams build the IC-7000 from parts as a solder-kit, I can imagine the success and failure stories. ..chomping, chomping de, Fred N3CSY waters of the St. Lawrence 5 Sept Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 front panel assembly
Fred: At 10:40 09/05/2007, Fred (FL) wrote: I've gotten used to the pretested pre-created PCB and samo samo set of K3 parts and components and PCB's and . in the K3 kit version. I learned long time ago there are no dumb questions, only poor souls who won't ask them. I was hoping the front panel, and control pcb and display board if there is one - are pre-made and like all the other K3 boards, tested and checked out to some Elecraft K3 standard. And they ARE, Fred... Maybe I wasn't specific enough... ALL (emphasis added here) PC boards (including the Front Panel PC board) WILL be FULLY ASSEMBLED and TESTED and PRE-ALIGNED...!! Eric just wrote me with... The customer will have to do final alignment of the BPFs in TX (like the K2), and will have to run the other alignment routines like the VCO MD CAL *similar to CAL PLL in the K2) routine. We'll do quick alignment in order to test everything, but will not do a final, 'fine tuned' alignment. The customer will also build their APP power cable. (So they get to do -some- soldering!) - G You, as the assembler, if you buy the kit, WILL have to install the Front Panel PC board onto the metalwork named Front Panel Cover, but there is NO soldering required. As much as we all like the smell of solder - seems to me, the majority of problems with the K2 has always been dumb or inept construction soldering and component mistakes. So if I have to pay bigger bucks for a better transceiver, and still not get 2m or 440 - I'd much rather get as much pre-tested stuff, as the Elecraft principles think we can handle. I want to end up with samo and samo - as the finishied K3 guys and gals. And there's NO REASON you shouldn't do just that, with just a few hours of 'sweat equity' involved. My dad, W2PZW from the spark 20's days, was color blind. He couldn't get an early days electronics job with the NBC radio companies of those days because of his visual problem. But I suspect he could have bought the K3 kit, and ended up with a fully functional transceiver. I'm not sure how dense the K3 is, it doesn't appear too daunting - but if Icom had decided to have hams build the IC-7000 from parts as a solder-kit, I can imagine the success and failure stories. 73, Tom N0SS ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 front panel assembly
Fred: NEWS FLASH! Just got ANOTHER e-mail from Eric... The K3 BPFs WILL be FULLY ALIGNED AND TESTED before they are shipped. All other 'adjustments' will be performed under software control. 73, Tom At 10:40 09/05/2007, Fred (FL) wrote: I've gotten used to the pretested pre-created PCB and samo samo set of K3 parts and components and PCB's and . in the K3 kit version. I learned long time ago there are no dumb questions, only poor souls who won't ask them. I was hoping the front panel, and control pcb and display board if there is one - are pre-made and like all the other K3 boards, tested and checked out to some Elecraft K3 standard. And they ARE, Fred... Maybe I wasn't specific enough... ALL (emphasis added here) PC boards (including the Front Panel PC board) WILL be FULLY ASSEMBLED and TESTED and PRE-ALIGNED...!! Eric just wrote me with... The customer will have to do final alignment of the BPFs in TX (like the K2), and will have to run the other alignment routines like the VCO MD CAL *similar to CAL PLL in the K2) routine. We'll do quick alignment in order to test everything, but will not do a final, 'fine tuned' alignment. The customer will also build their APP power cable. (So they get to do -some- soldering!) - G You, as the assembler, if you buy the kit, WILL have to install the Front Panel PC board onto the metalwork named Front Panel Cover, but there is NO soldering required. As much as we all like the smell of solder - seems to me, the majority of problems with the K2 has always been dumb or inept construction soldering and component mistakes. So if I have to pay bigger bucks for a better transceiver, and still not get 2m or 440 - I'd much rather get as much pre-tested stuff, as the Elecraft principles think we can handle. I want to end up with samo and samo - as the finishied K3 guys and gals. And there's NO REASON you shouldn't do just that, with just a few hours of 'sweat equity' involved. My dad, W2PZW from the spark 20's days, was color blind. He couldn't get an early days electronics job with the NBC radio companies of those days because of his visual problem. But I suspect he could have bought the K3 kit, and ended up with a fully functional transceiver. I'm not sure how dense the K3 is, it doesn't appear too daunting - but if Icom had decided to have hams build the IC-7000 from parts as a solder-kit, I can imagine the success and failure stories. 73, Tom N0SS ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 front panel assembly
The K3 BPFs WILL be FULLY ALIGNED AND TESTED before they are shipped. Rats! I thought I could do some tinkering after all ... hi hi ___ 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
