[Elecraft] Service Manual and old time experience
I would like a K3 service manual (as a 30-year veteran repair-tech). I bought the service manual for my old diesel scout and my Toyota Tundra; for the FT-847 and several test equipment. It gets expensive to ship it to the factory from Alaska. I started out ham radio as a teenager, pretty much self-taught via the ARRL publications. In other words dumb as a doornail. But reading, over and over and building kits got me more knowledge about real electronics than 80% of my fellow EE majors had. There were a few with military training that had hands-on. My knowledge came with the years, and still learning. Every time I troubleshoot a circuit there is learning. Often it is to not do that again! My latest fiasco is re-building a HVPS for my 2m-8877 amp. It is now working better than when it was manufactured. the 8877 is home-built as is a lot of my station. But some things are better left to factory making...I not going to build a car or a TV. I cut my teeth as a repair tech in a marine radio shop where lots of stuff had no manual. So I really value a manual for making servicing less of a chore. The HVPS only had an incorrect schematic. I reverse-engineered it so now I have both the schematic and a pictorial diagram (and a couple photos). Way too much time for something with those few components. Starting out in ham radio? Its an adventure in learning. Its a journey, so stop asking when are we getting there, and enjoy the ride! I was licensed in 1958 at age 14 as a Novice. That was awhile ago. 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 144-800*w, 432-100w, 1296-testing*, 3400-winter? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@hotmail.com == *temp not in service __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Service Manual and old time experience
On Dec 9, 2010, at 12/910:04 AM, Edward R. Cole wrote: But reading, over and over and building kits got me more knowledge about real electronics than 80% of my fellow EE majors had. There were a few with military training that had hands-on. My knowledge came with the years, and still learning. This reminds me of two computing systems at the Stanford Graduate School of Business back in the 1970s. One of them, used by the Masters' students, was named HOW. The other, used by the Ph.D students, was named WHY. (Generally, the graduates from the former became rich and the graduates from the latter became professors.) 73 Chen, W7AY __ 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
