Dave:
>Do the crystals, X7->X11 NEED to be grounded on both sides? I see
>the concern about heat and will comply, but I have VERY large hands
>and do not want to attempt to ground both sides if it is not needed. Thanks
I've found it to be much more difficult to ground the xtals AFTER THE FACT...
I found it a lot easier to attach the grounding wires BEFORE I
inserted and soldered xtals onto the PC board.
It's not difficult to use clipped component leads and pre-attach them
to the sides of the xtals and THEN install the xtals and grounding
wires all at one time.
By pre-viewing the PC board holes for each xtal, it's not difficult
to get a pretty good idea of where the grounding leads need to be
installed onto the sides of the xtal. And the grounding leads can be
bent just a bit, AFTER being attached to the xtal case, in order to
achieve proper seating of the xtal.
Hope this helps.
73,
Tom Hammond N0SS
_______________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Post to:
[hidden email]
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.htmElecraft web page:
http://www.elecraft.com
Locked
