[Elecraft] KX2 Battery Question

[Wayne Burdick]

There are no components anywhere near the battery. The bottom of the RF board in this area was left completely clear specifically to avoid the need for any supplemental insulating material.

73,
Wayne
N6KR



> On May 27, 2017, at 10:14 AM, Peter Pauly <ppauly at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I would have liked to see a big piece of kapton tape covering the board. Aren't the components ESD sensitive?
> 
> On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 10:23 AM, Tim McDonough N9PUZ <tim.n9puz at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/27/2017 12:14 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> I have a "new to me" KX2 along with the internal battery and charger. Inside the KX2 battery compartment, is there supposed to be any sort of insulating sheet or pad covering the circuit board?
> 
> No insulating sheet is necessary. The battery is double shrink-wrapped, there are no parts on that area of the PC board, and there’s nothing sharp that could abrade the plastic covering. It’s all quite safe.
> 
> There is of course a rubberized pad on the inside of the bottom cover. This creates high friction to keep the battery from moving around.
> 
> 
> Very good. Great radio and I just didn't want to mess anything up.
> 
> Thank you Wayne!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Tim N9PUZ
> 
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