[Elecraft] K3 Audio Upgrade Mod

[Leigh L. Klotz, Jr WA5ZNU]

Ron AC7AC wrote:
>
> For those used to working with SMDs, piggy-backing the new SMDs on the 
> existing ones is actually easier than using the leaded parts, and some 
> don’t mind cutting a circuit trace to save some disassembly and time. 
> We wanted to give you and everyone else the option to chose.
>

Though they're not as much fun for me as through-hole parts, I had no 
particular trouble with the SMT resistors.
I did wonder why they're piggybacked instead of replaced. One floated 
off and I had to put it back in.
If they're just parallelled with the original 600 ohms, why not replace 
them?

Leigh/WA5ZNU