What your looking for perhaps is the stainless steel screw sets available,
these will probably withstand the harsh treatment you guys are handing out to
the screws.
Ken..G0ORH - M3i
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On 27 Dec 2012, at 19:13, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-717-1197
wrote:
I fou
I found that JIS bits fit the screws really well.
What bits do they use at Elecraft for assembly?
73, doug
On 27-Dec-12 17:21, Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
In Europe, make sure you are not using a Pozidriv screwdriver.
A Pozidriv #1 screwdriver will kind-of work with the Phillips screws in
the K3
In Europe, make sure you are not using a Pozidriv screwdriver.
A Pozidriv #1 screwdriver will kind-of work with the Phillips screws in
the K3... right up to the moment when a screw gets stuck. Beyond that
moment, a Pozidriv screwdriver is very likely to do damage.
Even with a good-quality Ph
Good advice Don.
Another thing that will destroy Phillips head screws is the use of a
reed and prince screw driver, so verify that you are REALY using a
Phillips screw driver.
The very tip of a Phillips screw driver is blunt, not sharp, but a
reed and prince screw driver (which looks very much l
, December 26, 2012 2:47 PM
To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Problem with a K3 screw - suggestions needed
Hi guys,
today I decided to try to apply a mod (Audio Low Pass filter) to my
beloved K3.
My K3 was born in September, 2009 and I bought it factory assembled.
Up till now, I ju
I have found Screw Grab helpful for situations like this:
http://www.screwgrab.com/screwgrab.html
Barry W2UP
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Problem with a K3 screw - suggestions needed
Fabio,
That screw in into a 2D connector.
You will be able to remove the front panel by removing the other 2 screws in
the 2D connector, and then you should be able to rotate the 2D connector
body in a direction that w
Hi Fabio,
I think I can help you. I had exactly the same problem and posted this
message some time ago:
I wanted to share a very successful procedure to remove one of the flat head
4-40 cover screws from my K3. The screw head was damaged beyond use. There
was a long thread on the subject last yea
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Fabio IZ4AFW / NZ1W wrote:
> ...2) now the screw head is damaged...
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Fabio, I did this on my K3 the first day I got it. The solution provided by
the Elecraft service stars was to take off the side panel and take all the
other screws out of the little corner
Fabio,
That screw in into a 2D connector.
You will be able to remove the front panel by removing the other 2
screws in the 2D connector, and then you should be able to rotate the 2D
connector body in a direction that will loosen the screw threads.
Elecraft does have replacement screws. You d
Hi guys,
today I decided to try to apply a mod (Audio Low Pass filter) to my
beloved K3.
My K3 was born in September, 2009 and I bought it factory assembled.
Up till now, I just added a couple of additional filters and the KV3A
board; so, I never unassembled the front panel before.
Today I
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