[Elecraft] KX3 Heat Sink

[Rose]

Hi Wayne,

Can the new / current KX3 heatsink be swapped / added to an early KX3?

73

Ken - K0PP

On Aug 4, 2017 17:43, "Wayne Burdick" <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

David,

The new heat sink roughly doubled key-down time in our lab tests. I’d
suggest you try it as-is before investing in a third-party heat sink. I use
RTTY at full power on my KX3 with just the new stock heat sink and have
never had an issue.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


> On Aug 4, 2017, at 2:08 PM, k1szo at k1szo.com wrote:
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> I recently purchased my KX3 and intend on doing a lot of digital modes.
I looked into 3rd party heatsinks, but was notified that Elecraft uses a
new improved heatsink that wraps around the bottom of the KX3.
>
> So my question to you is, do you have the newer KX3 Elecraft heatsink or
the older model?  I was going to work mine first to see how hot it gets
before making a move if the newer heatsink is acceptable.   I can't find
any reviews of it.
>
> I will definitely be watching this thread to figure out if I too want to
purchase the 3rd party Pro Audio Engineering KX32 Ultimate Heatsink as a
replacement.
>
> Regards,
> David ~ K1SZO