[Elecraft] Front panel not aligning...

[John R. Lonigro]

Jason:
Did you remember to remove the hardware from the mic connector before 
trying to attach the front panel to the board???

John AA0VE

Jason Hissong wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> Having a ball putting this puppy together. I finished the control 
> board without a hitch. Display board, well, one of the ICs I put in 
> backward (was on the dang phone.. note to self... no phone calls 
> during construction). Had a great time getting it back out (U3). I 
> have it put back in place properly, however, I hope I did not put too 
> much heat on it when I tried to desolder it (the IC was never too hot 
> to touch... but it got pretty darn warm).
>
> Anyways... the real reason I am writing is that it seems that the 
> front panel and the front panel board do not align properly. All the 
> switches, displays, and dials line up to the holes, however, the mic 
> connector seems to be to high which makes the push buttons above it 
> not protrude out of the panel. I double checked, and the mic connector 
> is seated all the way onto the board. Also, the spacer fits snug under 
> the push buttons and all of them are the same height.
>
> Did I get a mic connector that is too high?
>
> Pictures at:
>
> http://www.qsl.net/n8xe/radio/images/k2/panel1.jpg
> http://www.qsl.net/n8xe/radio/images/k2/panel2.jpg
> http://www.qsl.net/n8xe/radio/images/k2/panel3.jpg
> http://www.qsl.net/n8xe/radio/images/k2/panel4.jpg
>
> Thanks gang!!
>
> 73
> Jason Hissong
> - Finishing up the front panel on K2 #3475
>
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