[Elecraft] K3S front panel remove/replace tips?

[Don Wilhelm]

Chuck,

Removing the front panel is easy.  It is separating the front panel and 
DSP board which is more involved.

All you have to do is remove the screws and pull the front panel board 
off.  There are rectangular cutouts on the bottom which can be used to 
pry the front panel off with a screwdriver.  The many pins provide a 
good grip, so you have to pry it off a bit.

With the K3 (not K3S) you had to remove the left side panel to allow you 
to remove one screw from the RF Board to 2-D connector which interfered 
with the removal of the Front Panel assembly, but the K3S has a notch in 
the board and that step is not necessary.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 3/16/2017 10:01 AM, Chuck Chandler wrote:
> I will be putting my K3S on the bench this weekend to try to trace an
> intermittent bug.  Elecraft support has suggested removing the front panel
> and checking the seating of the multi-pin connectors.
>
> Are there any tips to make the replacement easier?  As I recall that was
> the single most nerve-wracking part of the kit.
>
> Thanks es 73 de Chuck, WS1L
>