[Elecraft] KXV3A Install-Have not been able to seat pins in J66

[W3FPR]

Rich,

Try this -- bend the pins in just a little bit and try it that way.  You 
don't have to bend them very much and they will straighten out when you 
get the job done.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 4/25/2023 10:49 PM, Richard Hill wrote:
>    I'm installing a new but old KXV3A board into the J66 block.  The
> instructions say the pins should just clear the top of J66 when the BNC
> connectors are up against the top of the back panel opening.  I am not
> seeing a way to orient the board such that the pins clear the block.  The
> pins seem to be just a bit too long.  This board was purchased back in
> 2011.  It is revision A.
>
> I'll call Elecraft in the morning, but thought I'd try the brain trust here
> to see if I can complete this project tonight.  No hurry, grin.  It feels
> like I should be able to do this, but I'm just not seeing it.  I'm tempted
> to cut the ends of the pins about 1 mm, but will wait till I talk to
> Elecraft.  I have an updated board on order, but thought I'd just put the
> old board in and see if I can get my P3 running.
>
> Thanks for any thoughts!
>
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