WA3WSJ: K1 and my KAT1 Trail Ready!

[WA3WSJ]

Hello all!

Well my new firmware arrived and I put it in this morning.
After a quick alignment, it works great. I RTVed the two pots and C9 on
the tuner board and now it's "trail ready". My old K1 (#31) works better
than ever! Maybe a four-band board next? While aligning the KAT1, I
played around with receiving signals and the K6XX CW Visual Indicator
works just fabulous! Why didn't I use one before! Just tune on a signal
until the LED blinks to the cw and that's it!

72,
Ed, WA3WSJ


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[Steven Pituch]

Hi Ed and all,
Someone can correct me if necessary, but did the RTV have a vinegar smell
when you used it?  Apparently there is a type of silicone that is electrical
friendly that doesn't have the acetic acid smell, while the regular stuff
can corrode electronic devces.  Some types of hot melt glue or even nail
polish might be better to use.

Again, please correct me if someone else has better info.

Anyway have fun with the K1!

Regards,
Steve, W2MY, K2 #402.

-----Original Message-----
After a quick alignment, it works great. I RTVed the two pots and C9 on the
tuner board and now it's "trail ready".
72,
Ed, WA3WSJ

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[Don Brown-4]

Hi

We use silicone rubber to seal the electrical connections in the computer
control systems that my company manufactures. These controllers are used on
sewage treatment plants that have hydrogen sulfide and or chlorine gases
present at times. We include a tube of GE silicone II to seal all of the
conduits where the wires come in from the treatment system. We have used
this stuff for 11 years on over 40,000 systems with no problems. The solvent
is alcohol based rather than acetic acid. You can buy small 4 oz tubes at
Loews or home depot or any hardware store. Just make sure it is marked
silicone II

Don Brown

KD5NDB




----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Pituch" <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 1:35 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] WA3WSJ: K1 and my KAT1 Trail Ready!

> Hi Ed and all,
> Someone can correct me if necessary, but did the RTV have a vinegar smell
> when you used it?  Apparently there is a type of silicone that is
> electrical
> friendly that doesn't have the acetic acid smell, while the regular stuff
> can corrode electronic devces.  Some types of hot melt glue or even nail
> polish might be better to use.
>
> Again, please correct me if someone else has better info.
>
> Anyway have fun with the K1!
>
> Regards,
> Steve, W2MY, K2 #402.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> After a quick alignment, it works great. I RTVed the two pots and C9 on
> the
> tuner board and now it's "trail ready".
> 72,
> Ed, WA3WSJ
>
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> No virus found in this outgoing message.
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>
>
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