I have used egg cartons and ice cube trays as well as muffin
pans and glass bowls. I usually can reach a finger into both the
egg cartons and ice cube trays to slide a small part up the side
without using tweezers.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 8/5/16 at 8:03 PM, donw...@embarqmail.com (Don Wilhelm) wrote
Good point not to put static sensitive items on plastic. I leave
those in their anti-static envelopes until ready to install them on
the ckt board (always anti-static pad in use). My solder iron is
anti-static which is helpful, too.
I have anti static side cutters and long nose plus ground my
Jimmy,
I do *not* recommend using styrofoam. It can generate a lot of static.
If you have some of the black anti-static foam, that is OK.
With the K3S, there are no leaded parts, so there are no leads to stick
into the block anyway.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 8/6/2016 9:56 AM, James Walker wrote:
Has
Has anyone mentioned the styrofoam method? I’ve always saved a good chunk of
styrofoam from an appliance purchase to be used to stick parts in. It works
super for capacitors, resistors and similarly shaped parts. It’s a bit tedious
to put the parts into the foam block one by one, but it makes id
I like metal cupcake tins (muffin pans). They are shaped so it's easy to get
little parts out, and you can set them on your antistatic mat or connect them
to it.
--
Vic 4X6GP
On August 6, 2016 3:45:43 AM GMT+03:00, Edward R Cole
wrote:
>Hey folks, stop raiding your wife's kitchen; go to your
27;m not at the factory, so they are the
people to contact in the unlikely event something is missing.
4) Have fun building. Have fun operating.
73, Ron AC7AC
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From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne
Michael
Sent: Friday, August 5,
d buy a
bunch of special tools. If you have something that works better for you, by
all means use it.
73, Ron AC7AC
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R Cole
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2016 5:46 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sub
al Message-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Edward
R Cole
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2016 5:46 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit
Hey folks, stop raiding your wife's kitchen; go to your local store (Walmart
is where I we
Hey folks, stop raiding your wife's kitchen; go to your local store
(Walmart is where I went) and look in the sports dept for tackle
boxes. You're likely to find similar clear plastic organizer boxes
for the home shop. I have several of them to hold and organize small
parts, hardware, electro
Kevin,
While the magnetized screwdrivers may be a bit of a help for the K3/K3S
or KX3 build, I prefer to keep anything magnetized away from my
workbench. I do work with thru-hole components in the Elecraft legacy
gear and have bits of cutoff leads "afloat" on my workbench most of the
time.
T
become much easier to
insert and remove after the first time.
73 from Ian GM3SEK
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From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
Clay Autery
Sent: 05 August 2016 20:08
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit
Yes...
, 2016 10:52 AM
To: Wayne Michael ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit
Read the assembly instructions and follow them exactly as written.
Get a new #1 Phillips screwdriver to use.
If you are not accustomed to judging screw lengths accurately, use a ruler
to measure them.
In
I’ll chime in. I had never built anything previously. So, successfully
building the K3S gave me a great sense of accomplishment.
The assembly manual for the K3S is excellent. Follow it carefully.
I made 3 goofs during construction. No big problems, easily diagnosed by tech
support.
I belie
>Pay very close attention to the screw lengths and sort them out
carefully...
>later you may need the 3/16" and the 1/4" is tooo long :)
Amen to that, brother!
After 50+ years of building radios, I built my K3 very carefully.
However, on completion, the output was very intermittent. Tapping on t
ery
>Sent: 05 August 2016 20:08
>To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit
>
>Yes...
>
>1) While awaiting its delivery, download all the latest PDF documents
>for assembly and operation (sometimes combined) for each component in
>your setup.
>2)
For those not familiar with screw dimensions, pay attention to the
information on the right side of page 12 in the assembly manual. Flat
Head screws are measured from the top of the head to the bottom of the
threads while Pan Head (and round head and others) are measured from
the bottom of the
"... If you are not accustomed to judging screw lengths accurately, use a
ruler to measure them. "
I just wanted to throw in my 2 cents:
Pay very close attention to the screw lengths and sort them out carefully. A
4-40x3/16" Pan Head might work when a 4-40x1/4" is called out, but later you
may ne
05, 2016 2:27 PM
To: 'Ron D'Eau Claire'; 'Wayne Michael'; 'Elecraft@mailman.qth.net'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit
For me, the TMP connectors were hard, and installing the sub receiver was
hard. The rest was reasonably easy. Go slow and follow the advice
Yes...
1) While awaiting its delivery, download all the latest PDF documents
for assembly and operation (sometimes combined) for each component in
your setup.
2) Read ALL of them.
3) Re-read the K3s assembly manual.
4) Make SURE you have all the required tools and materials on hand.
5) Upon arriva
I have build two this year. Each took a few days to complete, only spending
a few hours each day on the project. I took over the dining room table,
with my wife's permission, spread everything out and check the inventory
before starting. All parts, especially screws, washers and nuts were sorted
a
ssage-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron
D'Eau Claire
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 1:36 PM
To: 'Wayne Michael'; 'Elecraft@mailman.qth.net'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit
In addition to Wayne's comments,
1) Do the parts
August 05, 2016 1:36 PM
> To: 'Wayne Michael'; 'Elecraft@mailman.qth.net'
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit
>
> In addition to Wayne's comments,
>
> 1) Do the parts inventory even though your fingers are itching to start
assembly.
> That's
to contact in the unlikely event something is missing.
4) Have fun building. Have fun operating.
73, Ron AC7AC
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From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne
Michael
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2016 7:05 AM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subjec
blend
itself into the sheet's background.
Best regards,
Jerry, W1IE
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From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne
Michael
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 10:05 AM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit
Any advise
All are excellent bits of advice, especially 6 and 7. Make sure you download
the K3s manual and not the K3, and have fun. I enjoyed building mine, but I
went too fast. Enjoy it.
AJ4YA
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> On Aug 5, 2016, at 10:50, Peter Pauly wrote:
>
> 6. Use a muffin tin to separate all
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Any advise for a putting a K3S together?
I just ordered it.
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6. Use a muffin tin to separate all the screws types and parts.
7. Take your time. No need to finish it in one night. Stop when you get
tired so you don't make mistakes.
On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 10:43 AM, Nr4c wrote:
> 1/ Download the assembly manual and read it.
>
> 2/ Pay attention to the "Too
Read the assembly instructions and follow them exactly as written.
Get a new #1 Phillips screwdriver to use.
If you are not accustomed to judging screw lengths accurately, use a
ruler to measure them.
In other words, just follow the instructions.
If you have problems understanding the instructio
1/ Download the assembly manual and read it.
2/ Pay attention to the "Tools needed" section.
3/ Read the assembly manual.
4/ Download and read the Users Manual.
5/ Re-read both manuals.
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...nr4c. bill
> On Aug 5, 2016, at 10:05 AM, Wayne Michael wrote:
>
> Any advis
*/All good advice add a self clamping 6" tweezers to the list ...you
will be glad you did.
Regards
Art
ka9zap
/*
On 8/5/2016 9:43 AM, Nr4c wrote:
1/ Download the assembly manual and read it.
2/ Pay attention to the "Tools needed" section.
3/ Read the assembly manual.
4/ Download and rea
Any advise for a putting a K3S together?
Another Suggestion is to read the instruction book first then mark up any pages
that have amendments in order not to miss or undertake procedures.
73 de Tony G6GLP
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Get yourself a good pair of pointed tweezers. They will help your sanity as you
pick various size screws from whatever multi compartment carrier you segment
them the into.
Good luck n enjoy.
Joe
> On Aug 5, 2016, at 10:05, Wayne Michael wrote:
>
> Any advise for a putting a K3S together?
>
Hi Wayne,
Assembly is very straightforward, with very clear instructions, drawings, and
photos in the manual. The best advice is to read instructions carefully and
perform the steps in order.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Aug 5, 2016, at 7:05 AM, Wayne Michael wrote:
> Any advise for a putting a K3S to
Any advise for a putting a K3S together?
I just ordered it.
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