[Elecraft] KX1 case warm

[Pierre]

Hi to all,

I inadvertently pushed to far a screw designed for a new paddle in the hole near the paddle socket.. and think I damaged the circuit near the edge on the PCB (the path near the edge seems broken). 

Now, the case of the KX1 gets warm even in receive mode. That heat seems to come from Q6 . Is there a relation between the damage and that warming of Q6 and the KX1 case?

Thanks for your help