[Elecraft] KX3 Bottom Cover - To Sand or not To Sand?

[Phil Wheeler]

My KX3 is about 2 months old and no such issues; 
no scraping, filing nor dremeling required. 
Probably a one-off issue, or a single batch.

Phil w7ox

On 4/30/14, 3:09 PM, Jim Lowman wrote:
> Well, since a painted surface doesn't make a 
> good electrical connection, I would assume that 
> the removal is done for this reason.
>
> The same is true of the W2 wattmeter kit.
>
> Nor sure why Elecraft didn't specify to the 
> fabricator that this area on both kits should 
> not be painted.
>
> I bought a Dremel tool kit, only to discover 
> that we had one already.  :-)
>
> 73 de Jim - AD6CW
>
> On 4/30/2014 2:26 PM, Vic Rosenthal K2VCO wrote:
>> I've found that the neatest way to do this is 
>> to use a motor tool (in the US it's a 'Dremel 
>> tool') with a conical grinding cylinder.
>