My K1 glows in the dark

[n2htt-2]

I just installed the backlight kit, and it's great!
I put up some pictures at my website: http://www.n2htt.net/K1/index.html
This is a terrific mod!
Mike N2HTT
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[Tom Althoff]

One of the things I like best about the Elecraft list is how individuals
approach problems and what they come up with for solutions.

The taping of the resistors before soldering them to the backlight display
Mike is neat idea and one that I have never thought about but will use at
the very next opportunity.

I love the backlight.   Think N0SS is the guy to thank for that and Elecraft
for carrying it.

Tom K2TA

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Subject: [Elecraft] My K1 glows in the dark

> I just installed the backlight kit, and it's great!
> I put up some pictures at my website: http://www.n2htt.net/K1/index.html
> This is a terrific mod!
> Mike N2HTT
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[wayne burdick]

Tom Althoff wrote:

> I love the backlight.   Think N0SS is the guy to thank for that and
> Elecraft
> for carrying it.

I'm glad you like the backlight, Tom.

I was looking at my K1 one day, in poor lighting, beside a nicely-lit
K2. Pulled out a spare K2 backlight, measured it, and saw immediately
that One K2 backlight = Two K1 backlights. I cut one in half and put it
in my K1. (I also put a funky tilt peg on my K1, but that's another
story, with sordid details of cutting a hole through the middle of the
RF board and patching it up later.)

As often happens, I later mentioned the mod to Tom Hammond, and he
*volunteered* to try it and write up an installation sheet. Tom does
great work, as you've seen.

Having such great customers makes it fun to be in business!

73,
Wayne
N6KR


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[Tom Hammond-3]

Hi Tom, et al:

Giving credit where it should go... I wish I could claim originality
for the K1 backlight mod, but I cannot.

The brilliant IDEA for the backlight mod was Wayne's. However I was
lucky enough to be able to help with the implementation and I wrote
and illustrated the instruction sheet.

Glad everyone is enjoying the mod!

73,

Tom   N0SS

At 02:50 PM 1/15/2006, Tom Althoff wrote:

>One of the things I like best about the Elecraft list is how individuals
>approach problems and what they come up with for solutions.
>
>The taping of the resistors before soldering them to the backlight display
>Mike is neat idea and one that I have never thought about but will use at
>the very next opportunity.
>
>I love the backlight.   Think N0SS is the guy to thank for that and Elecraft
>for carrying it.
>
>Tom K2TA
>
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>
> > I just installed the backlight kit, and it's great!
> > I put up some pictures at my website: http://www.n2htt.net/K1/index.html
> > This is a terrific mod!
> > Mike N2HTT
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