[Elecraft] Tightening screws

2017-10-29 Thread Dauer, Edward
I can see the point of this for mass or machine-made production, but for a home-built kit there’s a simpler idea. If the instruction is not to overtighten – as for the screws holding plastic bezels in place – I use a screwdriver with a smaller diameter handle. If the screw needs to be

[Elecraft] Tightening screws (WAS: Prospective K3 Owner)

2008-08-27 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
The K3 manual emphasis over and over to avoid over tightening screws. Corresponding with many builders, it seems clear that they don't realize that parts screwed together are actually held together by a stretched spring attached to them. When a screw is threaded into a nut, the inclined plane of