[Elecraft] Screws

Sat Jul 27 20:36:00 2002

I'm not sure but I think Elecraft chose the black screws on purpose because
the black ones are probably better than the grey ones in preventing the blue
smoke from escaping.

Never let that happen. I figured out it's the blue smoke that makes these
things work. One time when I was fiddling with the insides I must have
punctured something because I let it all out and after that it didn't work.

-Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth E. Harker" <[email protected]>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 6:38 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Screws

>      While re-installing the heat sink as part of the 160/RX module
> installation procedure, I managed to strip the threads on the 4-40 1/2"
> screw holding Q7 in place.  This was a black anodized screw.  All I have
> available locally is a 4-40 1/2" zinc coated machine screw.  I used that
> to put it back together.  I checked for continuity/resistance of both
> Q7 and Q8 collector to ground and that looks OK.
>
>      I may be just paranoid, but is there any problem using a zinc machine
> screw instead of a black anodized one in this application?
>
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