[Elecraft] Dead K3

[David Pratt]

I had considered either filing them off or drilling new holes in the 
metalwork.  However, I'm glad I didn't as my K3/KRX3 was returned to 
Elecraft under warranty and I thought that making any changes might have 
invalidated the warranty.

73 de David G4DMP

In a recent message, Vic K2VCO <vic at rakefet.com> writes
>David Pratt wrote:
>
>> The KRX3 did not go together well. There  were some protrusions on 
>>the KRX3 that did not correspond to the holes  in the metalwork. They 
>>caused the metalwork to distort.  A manufacturing  or design fault I 
>>presume.
>
>Someone mentioned this recently, and Eric's response was that they had 
>switched PCB suppliers and there was a issue that boards had 'pips' in 
>the wrong places.
>
>He advised filing these off, as there are enough in the correct 
>locations to hold the board in place. It's important that the metal 
>cover and shield box make good contact, so if you have one of these 
>boards it's a good idea to do this.

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