[Elecraft] KX3 Heat Sink

[Wayne Burdick]

Yes (easily).

Wayne
N6KR


> On Aug 4, 2017, at 4:54 PM, Rose <elecraftcovers at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
>