It is not common to remove the KPA3, so I would not mind de-soldering one end of the wire(s). If you want to provide high current disconnects, an Anderson PowerPole connector would be ideal - you don't need both the black and the red because it is just a couple of single wires. If you want the disconnects, I would buy 2 APP sets - pair the 2 red connectors and pair the two black connectors - connect red to red and black to black -- I hope that made sense to everyone, but that is how I would do it.
73, Don W3FPR On 2/14/2012 5:23 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote: > I haven't had a chance to look at the schematics yet, but have been > wondering .... is it feasible to feed 12v to the KPA3 directly from > the breaker? Or is that 12v feed used for other things on the RF board > and/or riser board? Thinking that a fixed jumper from the RF board to > the KPA3 would prevent easy removal of the KPA3 module, unless some > intermediate "quick-disconnect" was employed... but if power could be > taken straight off the breaker, the quick-disconnect is already > there.... > > ~iain / N6ML > > > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Don Wilhelm<[email protected]> wrote: >> Buck, >> >> The "bypass surgery" is a method of soldering wires around the KPA3 >> connectors that carry high current 12 volts. I have seen the pictures >> and words in the past, but I cannot locate them right now. >> You would do better to change the connectors. I know the "bypass >> surgery" has been used as an emergency measure to get a K3 working while >> on a DXpedition. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> ______________________________________________________________ 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
