[Elecraft] Trouble with bail and feet - K@

Sun Feb 16 22:05:01 2003

The bail was the hardest part of my K2 assembly.  Harder than the
torroids, harder than grounding the crystal cans.  Trickier than mounting
the finals or L33.  It was a pain.  Brute force and patience is all I
used.

Now that I think of it, maybe you can use some strong cable ties; tighten
them down in the squeezed position, and then muscle it in to place.

73, Martin AC6RM k2#3021/ssb

> I am having a lot of trouble installing the folding bail and rubber feet
> on the bottom cover of my K2.  The ends of the bail are significantly
> wider than the spacing between the feet.  Following the instructions, I
> installed one foot, inserted the end of the bail into it, inserted the
> other end of the bail into the second foot and attempted to install it.
> The foot would not come near the mounting holes.  I then removed one
> screw from the first foot, attached the second foot with only one screw
> and attempted to insert the bail by rotating the feet a bit to gain a
> little more spacing.  That didn't work.  I tried to bend the bail.  It
> is too strong and that didn't work either.
>
>
>
> I'm stuck.  Obviously I'm not doing something right or there is a trick
> to this I haven't caught onto yet.  I sure would appreciate any
> suggestions.  Otherwise my K2 will have no bail and I think it's always
> a good idea to have bail available just in case!
>
>
>
> Bruce - W8FU
>
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