Mark, It certainly sounds like either the screw itself or the threads on the K3 are stripped. Do not take the dremel tool to it. Instead, use a thin tool (like the point of a knife blade) to insert under the screwhead and pry it upwards while turning it with a screwdriver. There is no captive hardware on the other side.
Examine the screw carefully - if there is a place where the threads on the screw are stripped, you should throw that screw away and request a replacement from Elecraft ([email protected]), but if the threaded part of the K3 enclosure is stripped, that is a more serious problem - consult [email protected] for advice and assistance. 73, Don W3FPR Mark C. Killmon wrote: > Builders, > > > > When removing the screws from the cabinet of my K3 to make the IF > sensitivity mod, and the one-wire receiver protection mod, I've run into a > show stopper. > > > > The screw in the middle of the front-most bottom cover is just spinning in > place. This is a factory build, and all the screws let go with a loud BANG, > which is either expected from differential metal expansion/contraction, or > they were really torqued when they were installed. Anyway, the screw in > question never made any noise, it just gave resistance and spun in place, > like there's captive hardware on the other side that is just spinning. I > don't know if there's access to it if I remove the back-most bottom cover. > > > > It looks like it would be hard to access from the top, without taking most > of the rig apart. That's not an attractive proposition. > > > > I hate to take the Dremel tool to it. > > > > 73, Mark > > www.k4so.com > > www.picasaweb.com/kfourso > > kfourso.googlepages.com > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.43/2474 - Release Date: 11/01/09 > 07:38:00 > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
