Fw: K1 Manual Errata Sheet - add these?

[Lee Bahr]

Well, I am not Wayne and I don't own Elecraft, just a builder.  The chap
asked for input of what we thought and I gave my honest evaluation as I see
it.  Anything different would have been 'puff". He asked for our advice, I
didn't ask you for yours.   I said, "your input can't hurt".  But on the
other hand it would have been little value to me as I built my kit a couple
of weeks ago.  Somewhere you have to use some common sence or the manual
will be three times it's present size.  How about including a table and
chair in the equipment needed list too?  How about electricity to run the
soldering iron?  How about a light bulb, so you can see what you are doing?.
My opinion, leave the manual alone it is great and better then anything else
out there as it is.  Another pound of paper and the rig will cost $10.00
more for postage.
Lee, w0vt

> I think you all should take Wayne's lead and say, "Thanks for the
> comments," rather than start with the puffery and one-upsmanship. I read
> articles AFTER I built my kit (didn't know they were there). Also, if
> you've ever had to deal with customers, you'll know that there's a huge
> range of expertise out there.
>
> Another


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[wayne burdick]

END of this thread, too  ;)

Thanks,
Wayne
N6KR


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[Allen Ward-2]

The proposed addition of a note to use only a 3 amp power supply is not
really the best way to avoid PCB damage in case of a short.  A three amp
supply (or most others unless designed to cut off if excessive current is
drawn) will supply as much power into a short as it is capable.  So if the
traces are not "vaporized" they will still cook until power is removed.
This will result in raised traces, carbon paths in PCB's and in general
either ruining the PCB or making it unreliable.  A fast acting fuse is much
better.  One should always monitor  current when applying power for the
first time.
 Elecraft manuals are far better than the usual kit manual.  Like the story
of the man who used his new ladder to climb to the roof of his barn and in
the winter set the ladder on a pile of frozen horse manure.  All was fine
until the spring thaw and the then soggy manure caused the man to fall and
break a leg.  He sued because the ladder manufacturer didn't warn him of
setting his ladder on a pile of horse manure.   Since a large number of
first time or inexperience builders have sucessfully built Elecraft kits and
help is only an email away, it seems unnecessary to "dumb-up" the
instruction  manuals.
(Before anyone gets the vapours, I am not calling anyone who has commented
on this thread a dummy)
73 Allen KA5N

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