[Elecraft] KPA100 side panel stripped screw threads

[Phil Wheeler]

Wayne Burdick wrote:

>kc4kgu@ENTERZONE.NET wrote:
>
>>The point of the matter is that there *IS NO HOLE*.....
>>
>
>
>John, 
>
>It's true that there's no hole, but the flat surfaces are spaced and
>groved to match a 4-40 screw. The extrusion consultant we retained had
>successfully used this technique many times before, so we felt it was a
>good idea. As I said in a previous post, we've found that a 5-40 TapTite
>screw achieves much better contact, and we have a batch of them on
>order.
>

That does sound like the right answer, Wayne (vs. drilling, tapping, etc.).

BTW -- if I seem anachronistic, I just returned from a long, stressful 
driving trip to santa Rosa, Eugene, Santa Rosa and home (10 days).  Just 
catching up on tons of email.

It must have been stressful: I lost 7 lbs.

73, Phil


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