[Elecraft] Re: Dare I say? [KX1 builder observations]

[Phil Wheeler]

Mike Warner wrote:

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> 1. The screws  for the battery holders need to be  about 1 to 2 mm 
> longer. As supplied, I was unable to get full engagement of the screw 
> threads into the case.
> My workaround for this was to machine off the lands in the battery 
> holder screw holes with a hand held drill bit, thus allowing the 
> screws to engage the full thicknes of the case metal. Kind of clunkey 
> but it was better than stripping out the holes and or screws. 


Some of us have tapped the holes in the battery holders and used 4-40 
screws (after making the holes in the case a bit larger).  That worked 
very well.

Phil

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