Also using a bath towel under your work helps grab those little parts that amazingly grow legs and wander or jump off.
On Thursday, September 17, 2015, ae...@carolinaheli.com < ae...@carolinaheli.com> wrote: > Well the Assembly so far has gone pretty well; other than the odd hardware > dance. This is an area that can be improved dramatically without being > overly complex. There's apparently one set of Stainless hardware and the > rest are zinc. I infer from the assembly that all (or nearly all) hardware > that is on the OUTSIDE or mates to outside screws/bolts is stainless. > Everything internal ONLY is zinc. > > > > My Hints/Tips: > > 1. Wear surgical/rubber gloves - During assembly I suggest wearing thin > rubber gloves (lowes, home depot..etc.. ). That helps keep oil/fingerprints > off of everything and you get a slight better grip. > > 2. Use a magnetic parts tray - even for the SS hardware it helps as they > have some slight carbon content. > > 3. Use a magnetic tipped screwdriver. > > 4. User gravity to put/keep washers on the screws - don't be afraid to > pick up the assembly you're working on and position it such that gravity > helps keep parts where they need to be. Keep it Simply Simple. > > 5. Work in a well-lighted area and I'd even suggest a desk/work lamp. I > have plenty of light in my office and the addition of a desk lamp made a > dramatic difference to my work. > > 6. Don't mix bags - keep hardware from one bag in it's own container. > Don't mix zinc and stainless J > > 7. Don't be distracted - ask the wife, kids, pets, ..etc.. to leave you > be > for a bit. I had to dis-assemble/re-assemble the front panel several times > because my better half wanted to share details of something. Being that she > has the higher priority I listened and inadvertently assembled some parts > incorrectly and caught it on verification. > > > > Well I'm past the resistance and first power-on test. Just need to figure > out if/how they packed the TCXO. I have the KREF3 module but can't locate > the TCXO.. not many parts left, 3 modules, the 100w PA and sheet metal > mmmm. > > > > > > Jerry Moore > > AE4PB, K3S SN# 10324 > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net <javascript:;> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to rickw...@gmail.com <javascript:;> > -- Rick, W8ZT Sent from Gmail Mobile ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
