[Elecraft] [KAT500] KAT500-K thermal pad question

[Phil Hystad]

Sam,

My KAT500 kit #223 arrived yesterday and I did the parts inventory and I was missing the thermal pad too.  I immediately sent off a part request to parts at elecraft.com and got immediate response and I expect the thermal pad to arrive in tomorrow's mail.

Unless you are in that much of a rush to get the kit built, why not wait for the actual replacement part from Elecraft.  They are very responsive and quick to deal with these things.  Judging from my own experience, I think that the total "business hours" time from the point of receive of my e-mail to getting notice from Elecraft that they sent the part to me in the mail was no more then 3 hours at the most!  That is speedy service.

73, phil, K7PEH


On Nov 29, 2012, at 6:12 PM, Sam Morgan <k5oai.sam at gmail.com> wrote:

> My KAT500 K #0233 arrived missing the 'thermal pad'
> perhaps some of you who have already built your kit,
> could answer my question.......
> what is this missing 'thermal pad'?
> 
> Is it something to insulate R6 from the case,
> like used on a transistor to insulate it from ground?
> 
> or
> 
> is it something to help transfer heat to the case?
> 
> if it's the latter could I temporally use
> some CPU thermal paste until the replacement part arrives?
> 
> TIA
> 
> -- 
> 
> GB & 73
> K5OAI
> Sam Morgan
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