[Elecraft] Trouble with bail and feet - K@

Mon Feb 17 00:48:01 2003

Well, I sure do thank everyone who responded with lots of good
suggestions.  I'm also glad to see that I haven't completely lost it - -
bail installation seems to be a pain for many.  I agree with a couple of
comments about the thickness of the thing - - it seems more than
sufficient to support my FT 1000D, let alone the small (by comparison)
K2.  I will persevere and maybe utter several mighty oaths in the
process.  One way or another it's going in!  Again, many thanks to all.

Bruce - W8FU

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted Buckley
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 10:34 PM
To: [email protected]
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Trouble with bail and feet - K@

At 07:01 PM 2/16/03 -0800, Martin AC6RM wrote:
>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.

I had a problem with the bail as well.  My solution involved the use of
a 
very handy tool to have in the  kit,  a Quick-Grip mini bar clamp made
by 
the folks who make/sell Vise Grip pliers.  The rubber covered jaws on
the 
clamp easily grab the legs on the bail and a few pulls on the Quik-Grip 
clamp compress them enough to allow assembling the bail and feet to the 
bottom panel.  Upon release there is a slight bowing of the bottom panel

which goes away when it the panel is installed.

73, Ted WA7DFD (K2 3202 in process)

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