I'm too just finished going through those steps with my K2. 1. 2D Fasteners. Check it again. You should have two on each side panel and the rest mount to the RF board. When you attach the RF board to the side panels, the 2D fasteners on the side panels are not used! They are there to hold the front panel and the top. You attach the side panels to the 2D fasteners on the RF board
2. Yea, the bail is very (very very) tight. I mounted the left side first then used a center punch as a lever to align the holes while I got a screw started. It was a pain and when I was done the bottom panel had a bow to it. But, once you get it mounted things straighten out nicely and the bail has a nice *snap* to it when it is opened or closed. Mounting these parts seems premature but hey, you have to do it eventually and the bail can be useful during the coming alignment & test steps so I'd go with it. - Keith KD1E - - K2 5411 - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fred (FL) Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 9:08 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] RF Board K2 #5422 - Paneling? Well I got thru K2 #5422 - Control Board, and Front Panel pcb. I've started the RF Board and have finished installing items up to page 38 in manual. WOOOOOOOOOOOOW Couple items are tacking off course? 1. K2 Manual Page 38 talks about installing "two (2) 2-D Fasteners Blocks" on each of the side panels, in newly masking-tape-removed areas. Then page 39 instructs to install these two (2) side panels in place, "to the two (2) 2-D Fasteners" that are already installed on the outside edges of the RF Board? Why did page 38 instruct to install 2-D Fasteners, which were already installed from way back when in RF Board section? 2. K2 Manual Page 39 then goes on to instruct "installation of two (2) Oval Feet and Tilt Bail" onto bottom cover. BUT -- Tilt Bail is about 1/2" too long, when one screws in-place the Oval Feet at the 2 bottom cover locations. I'm sure they don't want me to attempt to bend the 3/16" metal Tilt Bail inward by 1/2"? Its a good 3/8 or 1/2" too long? Have I gotten new version metal covers and old version bails and 2-D fasteners? Or possibly is the Tilt Bail I got - actually for another Elecraft radio, like a K1? It seems odd to be installing, on page 38 and 39 side panels, bottome panels, and tilt bails at this early construction stage of the RF BOARD? HELP .... the boards, soldering, and resistance checks seems to be tracking right nice! (PS PS PS - Digital VM/MM works MUCH better!!! :) Fred N3CSY K2 # 5422 Spring Hill, FL 4/02 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
