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N2ZDB-2

K3 Technicians.....

Has anyone seen these pics yet:

_http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/_ (http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/)

Looks like Elecraft has at least 3 Techs working on getting those units out!
I wouldn't mind doing that
if they were in NC! It would be much cheaper for them to operate here:)

Looks like they are still in Production Run#1 though with the "orders with
deposits":(

Michael
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Thom LaCosta

Re: K3 Technicians.....

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 [hidden email] wrote:

> Has anyone seen these pics yet:
>
> _http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/_ (http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/)

One can only ponder why the background tech is scratching his pate.

It's really encouraging that you can see the walls are not make of and/or coated
with rubber, and that the industrial psychologists didn't convince them to have
soothing pink.

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John Klewer

Re: K3 Technicians.....

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And not an ESD wrist strap visible anywhere.....

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>Has anyone seen these pics yet:
>
>_http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/_ (http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/)
>
>Looks like Elecraft has at least 3 Techs working on getting those units out!
>I wouldn't mind doing that
>if they were in NC! It would be much cheaper for them to operate here:)
>
>Looks like they are still in Production Run#1 though with the "orders with
>deposits":(
>
>
>Michael
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Jay Bromley

Re: K3 Technicians.....

I bet those blue mats under the rigs are anti static ones hooked up to a
ground bus of some sort?

73 de w5jay/jay..

> And not an ESD wrist strap visible anywhere.....
>
>
>
> [hidden email] wrote:
>
>>Has anyone seen these pics yet:
>> _http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/_ (http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/)
>> Looks like Elecraft has at least 3 Techs working on getting those units
>> out! I wouldn't mind doing that
>>if they were in NC! It would be much cheaper for them to operate here:)
>> Looks like they are still in Production Run#1 though with the "orders
>> with deposits":(
>>
>> Michael
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Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ

Re: K3 Technicians.....

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Absolutely! We also have wrist straps at each station which are used
when handling bare boards and static sensitive components. The tech's
also are continually in contact with the mat and grounded test gear.

73, Eric
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Jay Bromley wrote:
> I bet those blue mats under the rigs are anti static ones hooked up to
> a ground bus of some sort?
>
> 73 de w5jay/jay.
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DW Holtman

Re: K3 Technicians.....

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Hello,

Also, once the boards are stuffed and the techs are not handling sensitive
components the ESD risk is greatly reduced. Once a device in soldered in the
board, the grounds from the chip to the board ground help a lot in reducing
the ESD problems.

However, some devices will work intermittently after being hit by static. It
can punch a hole in the FET and seem good, but fail down the road.

Best,
DW Holtman
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Bromley" <[hidden email]>
To: "John Klewer" <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Technicians.....

>I bet those blue mats under the rigs are anti static ones hooked up to a
>ground bus of some sort?
>
> 73 de w5jay/jay..
>
>
>
>
>> And not an ESD wrist strap visible anywhere.....
>>
>>
>>
>> [hidden email] wrote:
>>
>>>Has anyone seen these pics yet:
>>> _http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/_ (http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/)
>>> Looks like Elecraft has at least 3 Techs working on getting those units
>>> out! I wouldn't mind doing that
>>>if they were in NC! It would be much cheaper for them to operate here:)
>>> Looks like they are still in Production Run#1 though with the "orders
>>> with deposits":(
>>>
>>> Michael
>>>N2ZDB
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Shaun Oliver

Re: K3 Technicians.....

In reply to this post by Jay Bromley

that should be plenty although, it doesn't hurt to have an ESD wrist
strap. I've one here I use when I open my pcs up.

On 30/12/2007 6:36 AM, the old scribe known as Jay Bromley was able to
impart this pearl of wisdom:

> I bet those blue mats under the rigs are anti static ones hooked up to a
> ground bus of some sort?
>
> 73 de w5jay/jay..
>
>
>
>
>> And not an ESD wrist strap visible anywhere.....
>>
>>
>>
>> [hidden email] wrote:
>>
>>> Has anyone seen these pics yet:
>>> _http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/_ (http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/)
>>> Looks like Elecraft has at least 3 Techs working on getting those
>>> units out! I wouldn't mind doing that
>>> if they were in NC! It would be much cheaper for them to operate
>>> here:)
>>> Looks like they are still in Production Run#1 though with the "orders
>>> with deposits":(
>>>
>>> Michael
>>> N2ZDB
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