Ken,
Whatever you do, do not over tighten the knurled screw; this can damage
the circuit board behind it.
Look very carefully at why it is loose...
One possibility is that the internal board there is too close to the
case, and that the knurled screw is not holding the paddle tightly
because the board is interfering with it as it is screwed in.
If this is the case, you will want to be very careful in repairing it;
you do not want to grind down the board, as there is a trace near the
edge that can be ruined by that sort of action.
You might try loosening some of the mounting screws and repositioning
the board slightly more aft of that panel. This may not work though.
I personally prefer the method suggested to me by Jerry McCarthy,
WA2DKG; that is to carefully grind a very short length off the knurled
screw end, taking car to preserve the thread end as undistorted. That
way, it can pull the paddle flush against the case.
73 de Dave, W5SV
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I must have done something wrong... When I plug the kxbd1 in it wiggles
too much..
Should I have screwed the knerled nut on the key jack? The jack on my kx-1
is flush with the upper conver so the nut wont screw on.
Suggestions to solve the case of the wiggling KXBD1
thanks
Ken K1UM
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