Removing the left side panel also makes it much easier to confirm that the connectors at the rear left of the KRX3 have been mated correctly. First-time assembly can be a little tricky, but becomes much easier after the connector pins have settled into their correct alignment. (The same is also true of the front-panel connectors, by the way.)
73 from Ian GM3SEK >-----Original Message----- >From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >Don Wilhelm >Sent: 15 July 2016 00:37 >To: Brian F Wruble; Elecraft Reflector >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Upgrading K3 --- order of installation > >Brian, > >Those are in physically different areas of the K3, so I don't think the >order is significant. > >If you have the KRX3 installed, I would suggest adding the KBPF3A first >(don't forget the added capacitor to the regulator output), and then >leave the KRX3 assembly out until you have installed the KXV3B. There >is no electrical significance to my suggested order, but without the >KRX3 in place, you will have more "finger room" when installing the KXV3B. > >Hint on the KXV3B - remove the left side panel to give you more access, >and slightly form the male pins of the KXV3B to the K3 rear before >trying to insert them into the header. Put the pins on a flat surface >and apply a bit of pressure - you only need to bend them a bit. You >will understand if you first try to put the pins into the header before >bending the pins. >Of course, you could remove the entire rear panel to get the pins to >align, but that is an extreme solution to the problem. The slightly >bent pins will not pose any problem once the KXV3B is fastened in place. > >73, >Don W3FPR > >On 7/14/2016 4:10 PM, Brian F Wruble wrote: >> When the K3S first came out, I ordered the new synthesizer boards for my >K3, and they installed easily and worked great. >> >> I also ordered the KXV3B, KAT3A and the KBPF3A. I am just now getting >ready to install these. Does anybody have advice on the best order to install >them? Or any cautions, lessons learned, etc.? >> >> Tnx. 73 de Brian W3BW >> >> Brian F. Wruble, C.F.A. >> Sent from my iPad Air 2 >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to [email protected] >> > >______________________________________________________________ >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 >Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
