[Elecraft] KXPD1 Experience

[Rick Hampton]

Hi, Tom.

You're not alone.  I had the same problem.

I also had problems with the plug not screwing into it's threaded hole.  If the USPS has done it's job, the guys at Elecraft are looking at it now.  When I get the bracket back, I'll probably use some Loctite on it instead of the lock washers, if I even need that.

73,
Rick, WD8KEL
KX1 #358

tomcarolbrown wrote:

> Hi All,
> Last Saturday I received my KXPD1 paddles in the mail and proceeded to assemble them. Very easy 20 or so minute job. I did experience one slight problem when attaching one of the paddle halves to the aluminum machined part. One of the 4-40 screws didn't grab the threads strong enough to compress the split lock washer thus stripping the top part of the threads. My solution was to leave the washers off inorder to have enough thread to hold that paddle half tightly. I wonder if a better design would be to use through screws with lock washers and nuts? That might save some cost for threading the machined aluminum block. The looks might suffer in that you'd see a nut instead of a screw top but maybe a painted nut or nut plate would solve that.
>
> 73, Tom W0MFQ
> KX1 # 307