Cooler KX™ is a line of painstakingly designed and meticulously crafted aftermarket heatsinks for the Elecraft® KX3 transceiver. VE7FMN currently offer two models, both of which are mechanically compatible with the Side KX End Plates and Side KX Cover accessories offered by AK6Q:
- The Cooler KX Lite™
is sufficient for most work below 30 MHz and ideal for camping, SOTA, etc. - The Cooler KX Plus™
has 20% more surface area. It will be especially beneficial if you’ll be operating
in environments where the ambient temperature exceeds 31° C (88° F).
Specifications:
- Material : 6061 T6 Aluminum
- Undercoating : Clear Chromate Coating (all surfaces)
- Finish : DuPont® Matte Black Powder Coat Paint (except bottom)
- Finish Thickness : 2.5 mils ± 0.5 mils.
- Fin Count : 19 including the two end bolsters
- Fin Cross Section : 3.2 mm (1/8″)
- End Bolster Cross Section : 6.0 mm (15/64″)
- Fin Height : 12.3 mm (31/64″)
- Baseplate Thickness : 6.7 mm (17/64″)
† Theoretical, at an ambient temperature of 24° C (75° F) assuming a uniform 60° C baseplate temperature.
‡ Estimated (not accounting for smoothed/rounded edges and gullets).