[Elecraft] KX1 case warm

[Don Wilhelm]

Pierre,

I can't answer your specific question with certainty, but I recommend 
that you repair the broken PC traces with #26 or #30 wire and see if the 
heating problem is solved.  There are several traces on the PC board 
that run under the key jack.  Repair any that look damaged.

For a small (short) break in a PC trace, I often scrape the traces and 
solder in a splice of bare #26 or #30 wire, then cover the exposed wire 
with a thin coat of epoxy glue.  It makes a durable and permanent repair.

73,
Don W3FPR


Pierre wrote:
> Hi to all,
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> 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). 
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> 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?
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