K3 board - lack of modification version control

[Dave, G4AON]

Mike

Would you care to elaborate?

In the past when I worked for one of the large European manufacturers
they had very strict version control, when a change was implemented the
updated version number was written in black marker on the board, with
the board number followed by "/01", etc. In the case of military kit, or
kit that may be used by the military, there had to be a "mod state"
plate on the outside of the equipment too.

I received a replacement PA and driver board from Elecraft and there was
no way to distinguish the updated driver board from the earlier one! The
PA was easy as it had two resistors in parallel in place of the single
ones at (I guess) R4 & R5... But no markings that were obvious to me.

73 Dave, G4AON
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[Brett Howard]

It says right there on the site that all Rev B boards have the update.  Read
the rev of your board and that is your version control.  What more do you
really want?

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Mike

Would you care to elaborate?

In the past when I worked for one of the large European manufacturers
they had very strict version control, when a change was implemented the
updated version number was written in black marker on the board, with
the board number followed by "/01", etc. In the case of military kit, or
kit that may be used by the military, there had to be a "mod state"
plate on the outside of the equipment too.

I received a replacement PA and driver board from Elecraft and there was
no way to distinguish the updated driver board from the earlier one! The
PA was easy as it had two resistors in parallel in place of the single
ones at (I guess) R4 & R5... But no markings that were obvious to me.

73 Dave, G4AON
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[AD6XY]

All the boards I have seen have an issue number and a date. It may be these are not updated. For example, I have a revision A transverter interface KXV3. I assume (possibly incorrectly as I have the original board) that the Rev B board is marked as such.

Not having version control is such a fundamental mistake that I am sure Elecraft would not make it.

Mike

[Dave Martin-2]

I noticed that one of the two boards of my KXV3 is marked Rev A and
the other is marked Rev B.  The trouble is I could find nothing that
tells which is the "Main" board that was mentioned on the upgrade
page.  Doesn't matter anyway now I guess.  I forgot which one is
which, and now I've installed my KPA3 and can't see them.

Dave  W5DHM

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On 3/28/08, AD6XY - Mike <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>  All the boards I have seen have an issue number and a date. It may be these
>
> are not updated. For example, I have a revision A transverter interface
>  KXV3. I assume (possibly incorrectly as I have the original board) that the
>  Rev B board is marked as such.
>
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