K1 crystal grounding

Posted by WA7CS on Jan 03, 2008; 3:33pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K1-crystal-grounding-tp366039.html

I'm currently building the K1.

When I built a K2 a few yers ago, there was an errata sheet or a builder alert, etc. advising that crystal grounding should be done near the bottom of the crystal can as opposed to the top of the can.

I can't seem to find similar advice for the K1.

I've already installed all of the crystals with the ground wire soldered to the top of the cans.  I'm considering going back and tacking the ground wire to the sides/bottom of the crystal cans.

Also, in the K2, I seem to recall that all of the crystals were grounded together with a wire along the top - no similar instruction for the K1.

Should I do this, or is any potential benefit not worth the effort/risk?

Carl

WA7CS