This is normal. The right panel of the K3 is used as a heat sink for one of the components (don't remember which one) and most of the heat generating components are on the left side. If you have the K144XV installed you will also notice some heart at the rear left side of the K3.
73, Tom Childers Radio Amateur N5GE Licensed since 1976 QCWA Life Member 35102 ARRL Life Member Retired Professional C# Software developer http://www.n5ge.net On Sun, 9 Jan 2011 13:56:32 -0500, Mike Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > >I was operating in the NAQP this weekend I was running QRP at 5 watts I did >notice the case around the front top and both sides was warm not hot but warm. >This was only around the front of the radio only was not sure if this was >normal. The rig was on for about 4 hours as well. >Mike >VE3WDM >K3/100 3619 KAT3, KRX3, > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:[email protected] > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
