Contents Introduction ............................2 Customer Service and Support ........................2 Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage ................... 3 Tools Required ............................4 Parts Supplied ............................4 Installation Procedure ........................5 Elecraft manuals with color images may be downloaded from www.elecraft.com.
Transmit Monitor included as you build the P3. The Transmit Monitor is a single board that plugs into the existing I/O board inside the P3. Only a few basic hand tools are needed (see pg 4) to perform the installation. No soldering or wiring is required.
If you choose to use a soldering iron to work on your P3 for any reason, be sure your iron has an ESD- safe grounded tip tied to the same common ground used by your mat or wrist strap.
2. Pliers or wrenches for installing 1/4” (6.4mm) nuts 3/16” (4.8 mm) jack screw nuts. The following tools are strongly recommended: 1. ESD wrist strap. 2. Static dissipating work pad. Parts Supplied ELECRAFT ILLUSTRATION DESCRIPTION PART NO. TXMON PCB Assy...
Installation Procedure Remove the six screws in the P3 top cover and remove it. A side cover may be removed as well if it makes access easier. The modular design of the P3 enclosure allows you to remove panels independently as needed.
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Applying too much torque can twist the nut off of the threaded portion, ruining it. Dress the ribbon cable against the side of the P3, held in place by the clip as shown in Figure 24 in the P3 Owner's Manual.