This was the hint I needed. The kit did come with a little plastic tool. I had presumed that tool was spreading out the heatsink compound they also provided (which the tool does work quite well for). A little bit of hair dryer plus the tool they included and the KX3HSMDKT came off rather painlessly. Sometimes I ponder writing up a small bit of documentation and providing it back to these companies so they can provide it to the next guy. Still quite pleased with the add-on.
Thanks! -detrick KI4STU On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 10:04 AM, GRANT YOUNGMAN <ghyoung...@gmail.com> wrote: > I put a ProAudioEngineering heatsink on my KX3. Can’t comment on the > Windcamp stuff. > > The Elecraft enhanced heatsink comes off relatively easily if you use some > heat. PAE recommends a hair dryer. I used my heat gun from a large enough > distance not to overheat the powder coat finish on the KX3. Just warm it > up slowly and the adhesive will soften. It will still require some manual > labor — I used one of my plastic iPhone pry tools to work it off and > prevent case damage. > > > Before I go trying to remove the KX3HSMDKT, can I get some opinions on > the > > Windcamp heatsink? Am I an idiot for thinking about swapping out for the > > Windcamp? Is there some trick to easily removing the KX3HSMDKT? > > > > Grant NQ5T > K3 #2091, KX3 #8342 > > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
