[Elecraft] Missing thermal pad in KAT500 kit

[Phil Hystad]

I also did not have the thermal pad in my KAT500 kit I received about two months ago.  And, I have heard that a number of others were missing the thermal pad.  I think that the thermal pad person had a particularly bad day or something like that.

When I built my KAT500 and did the inventory to discover the thermal pad missing, I sent an e-mail to parts at elecraft.com and a few days later received the thermal pad in the mail.  I did not wait on my KAT500 build but did wait after I got to that point in the assembly where the thermal pad was applied to R6.  I only had to wait a day or two.

73, phil, K7PEH

On Dec 28, 2012, at 12:37 PM, WM3M <wm3m at live.com> wrote:

> I just got my long awaited KAT500 kit today.
> The thermal pad for R6, figure 12, is missing.
> I checked and re-checked all packed areas, it is not there.
> Can I proceed to assemble without it or use something else in its place?
> I really would like to get it working today if possible and not have to wait till mid next week.
> I don’t think there is any place near me where I could buy one.
> Any help or ideas is appreciated.  Thanks 73
> Emory  WM3M
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