[Elecraft] K3 COOLING VENTS

[K2ZLS]

Hi,

     There have been enough posts here about the temperature inside the 
K3 to start me thinking.   Mine also gets very WARM on the right side by 
U12 and U13.  You all know how "boxed in"  the Front side of the K3 has 
become and now we are looking at additional features being added to the 
inside of the box. The way the cooling fan is now, there is little or no 
circulation of air in the front side of the K3.  Another poster wanted 
to add bigger fans but, you know, that will not solve the heat problem 
because the air can't get to where it needs to go.  I would like to 
"CROSS VENTILATE" the front area by adding cooling vents, similar to the 
configuration of the speaker vents,  to both side panels.  There does 
not seem to be any worry about RF leakage at the rear vents where the 
AMP is and the side vents can be fashioned the same way.  I know that 
Wayne feels that the cooling is adequate but,  I think this would be a 
worthy modification at this point, if only to let the HOT AIR ...OUT. 

If someone knows how to punch out this configuration, I would gladly 
supply the panels and pay any costs involved.

73's  and  Thanks.

Tony      K2ZLS at OPTONLINE  dot  NET