[Elecraft] K3 DC Output

[Ian White]

>
>Actually, the hardest part of installing that change is removing the
>KPA3.  Once that is accomplished, the rest of the mod is easy - as Vic
>said, it is a matter of changing two components.
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR

It isn't necessary to remove the KPA3 at all. A $5 pair of long-reach
surgical forceps or hemostats will do the job without unnecessary
disturbance to major organs. 

Remove only the rear fan panel, and then it's easy to reach down behind
the KPA3 using the hemostats to remove RFC48 and F2.  Lightly clip the
hemostats onto the component and then unsolder from underneath. After
clearing the holes of solder, use the hemostats again to insert each new
component from above. Easy!

Hemostats are readily available as craft tools on eBay for only a few
$/£/EUR, and the 6-inch straight pattern is probably the first one to
buy. 


73 from Ian GM3SEK