What wires are in danger, Jerry? There is a disconnect to permit easy battery replacement, if it was built correctly:
1) Remove the two thumb screws. 2) As you separate the bottom from the top, unplug the twisted pair power wires going to the main board in the top half. There's a plug on the pc board and a connector at the end of the wires. That frees the bottom with the batteries from the rest of the KX1. 3) Now replace the batteries. 4) Reverse steps 2 and 1 to reassemble the KX1. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jerry Neufeld Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:53 AM To: elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] Replacing batteries in the KX1 Good afternoon folks, Although I have had my KX1 for nearly a year, I have never used it on batteries until yesterday, Not having constructed it myself, I was unaware that there was no disconnect that would allow for ease of battery replacement without endangering wires from coming adrift from the board. Does anyone have any suggestions about how best to avoid inadvertently disconnection of wires when putting in new batteries while, say, in the Amazon rain forest in Ecuador where I'll be next month? Thanks. Jerry VE3QSO ______________________________________________________________ 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
