ELECRAFT KX3 Installation Instructions Manual

4, 4 Installing the Enhanced Heat Sink If you haven’t done so already, remove the new heat sink from the paper wrapper. The side of the heat sink that will face the KX3 has been masked keep it free of the powder coating (see Figure 3). Remove the masking tape covering this area of the he…

7, 7 Close the KX3 enclosure and stand it vertically as shown in Figure 8. You don’t need to tighten the thumb screws yet. Attach the cover with the black flat head screws as shown. Carefully place the heat sink on the enclosure and secure it with the screws shown. The thermal pad presses ag…

3, 3 Remove Original Heat Sink CAUTION This procedure does not require you to touch any ESD sensitive components if you follow the steps, but avoid the temptation to touch the exposed circuit boards unless you follow the recommendations under Preventing Electrostatic Dischar…

5, 5 Locate the thermal pad and carefully separate the white protective coating from one side. There are three layers: a clear plastic protective film, the thermal pad itself, and a white plastic protective film. The three layers are shown in Figure 5. Remove only the white plastic pro…

6, ELECRAFT KX3 6 Remove the clear plastic protective cover from the thermal pad (see Figure 7). Be sure the thermal pad remains attached to the metal and does not fold or wrinkle. Keep the exposed adhesive surface of the thermal pad clean. Figure 7. Removing the Clear Plastic Protective Cov…