I took my K3 down to fit a 2nd rx and was reminded of a post by N0SS about the different way of releasing the rear top corner of the right side panel. As a reminder, the threaded D-2 block has a threaded pillar attached to it by a single screw, making it inadvisable to remove the screw at rear top; instead, a screw holding the KAT3 PCB to the threaded pillar is removed, requiring the use of a screwdriver held at an angle to unscrew and re-drive a screw.
Tom, N0SS, came up with a very simple mod to enable the panel screw to be removed, just like the rest of the case screws. I drilled the D-2 threaded fastener's screwhole to 7/64" , which was just sufficient to remove the threads. Afterwards, the pillar can remain connected to the KAT3's PCB and the longer than normal countersunk screw at the right top corner passes through the D-2 and screws into the threaded pillar. This mod makes it unnecessary to remember the different takedown requirement for that single location. Neat! Thanks, Tom. A nice little tweaklet. 73 Dave G3TJP ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
