KAT3A

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      Can anyone tell me the secret to pulling the KAT3A tuner card out of a K3? I changed it out once for the newest version but forgot how I did it. Part of th chassis frame stops the board from being pulled out.

Tom, K4IE
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[Grant Youngman-2]

Have you looked at the manual?  You can follow the installation instructions in reverse …. might give you a hint.

> On Sep 24, 2020, at 5:26 PM, Tom Fitzpatrick via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:
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>       Can anyone tell me the secret to pulling the KAT3A tuner card out of a K3? I changed it out once for the newest version but forgot how I did it. Part of th chassis frame stops the board from being pulled out.
>
> Tom, K4IE
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[Alan - G4GNX]

ISTR you remove the center strengthening bar (plain aluminum) and it
will probably help to remove the side panel. Then it's a matter of
gentle 'wiggling'.

73,

Alan. G4GNX


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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT3A

>Have you looked at the manual?  You can follow the installation instructions in reverse …. might give you a hint.
>
>>  On Sep 24, 2020, at 5:26 PM, Tom Fitzpatrick via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:
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>>        Can anyone tell me the secret to pulling the KAT3A tuner card out of a K3? I changed it out once for the newest version but forgot how I did it. Part of th chassis frame stops the board from being pulled out.
>>
>>  Tom, K4IE
>>

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[KeithWE6R]

I have worked on thousands of these and I *never* pull the side panel to
take out the KAT3 (or KANT3) boards.
Too difficult if there is a sub-receiver and too likely to introduce a
problem (broken regulator(s), miss-pinned sub receiver) from removing
all that.

Take off top cover and take out top rear screw thru rear sheet metal
next to KAT/KANT3 board standoff.
Take out zinc bolt and split washer holding the KAT/KANT3 card.
Push the rear sheet metal back slightly and rock the card until it pops
up, then pull the antenna wire pin(s) out of the board and pull the rest
of the way out.
Keith WE6R Elecraft K3 Tech.

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