Also....if you have a nut that you can thread onto the
screw before filing, when you back it off after the filing
is done it will help restore the threads on the screw.
73
Greg
AB7R
On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:00:12 -0500
"Jeremiah McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have built about 10 KX1's and the retaining screw for
the paddle DOES protrude through the anchor nut and in
some cases strikes the circuit board, preventing the
paddle from being pulled up tight...Not everyone who buys
a KX1 also buys the paddle, so it might not be
encountered a lot, but I have had 2 of them so far where
this was a problem...
There are 3 ways to fix it...(1) file the notch in the
circuit board deeper, but this is hairy because it is
very close to a circuit trace, (2) make up a thin plastic
shim and place it between the paddle body and the KX1
case, or, (3) grind off the end of the knurled screw
about 1/32"...IMHO, number 3 is the best option, but it
must be done carefully because it will burr the end of
the threads making it difficult to start the screw into
the anchor nut...To overcome that, CAREFULLY grind or
file a 45 degree bevel all the way around on the end of
the screw, as if you were going to bring it to a point,
but stopping far short of that...It will start threading
into the anchor nut easily now...
Jerry, wa2dkg
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<
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