[Elecraft] RF Board K2 #5422 - Paneling?

[w6jd at comcast.net]

The 2-D fasteners on the rf board are for screws to secure the side panels to the board. The second set of fasteners are mounted ON the side panels to secure the top cover. Look carefully at the drawings in the manual.

The bail is very stiff to prevent its falling off the bottom cover or collapsing.
There are several techniques for installing it, you can check the archives and select the one you prefer. My favorite is to secure one of the feet and install the second foot "loosely" using longer bolts. This allows enough flexibility to mount the bail. Then temporarily tighten the "longer" bolts and replace them, one at a time, with the correct size.

Good luck.

73,
Doug, W6JD
K2/100 #1626
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Fred (FL)" <ncsailors at yahoo.com> 

> 
> Well I got thru K2 #5422 - Control Board, and 
> Front Panel pcb. I've started the RF Board and 
> have finished installing items up to page 38 in 
> manual. WOOOOOOOOOOOOW Couple items are tacking 
> off course? 
> 
> 1. K2 Manual Page 38 talks about installing "two (2) 
> 2-D Fasteners Blocks" on each of the side panels, 
> in newly masking-tape-removed areas. 
> 
> Then page 39 instructs to install these two (2) 
> side panels in place, "to the two (2) 2-D Fasteners" 
> that are already installed on the outside edges of 
> the RF Board? Why did page 38 instruct to install 
> 2-D Fasteners, which were already installed from 
> way back when in RF Board section? 
> 
> 2. K2 Manual Page 39 then goes on to instruct 
> "installation of two (2) Oval Feet and Tilt Bail" onto 
> bottom cover. BUT -- Tilt Bail is about 1/2" too 
> long, 
> when one screws in-place the Oval Feet at the 2 
> bottom cover locations. I'm sure they don't want 
> me to attempt to bend the 3/16" metal Tilt Bail 
> inward by 1/2"? Its a good 3/8 or 1/2" too long? 
> 
> Have I gotten new version metal covers and old 
> version bails and 2-D fasteners? Or possibly is 
> the Tilt Bail I got - actually for another Elecraft 
> radio, like a K1? 
> 
> It seems odd to be installing, on page 38 and 39 
> side panels, bottome panels, and tilt bails at this 
> early construction stage of the RF BOARD? 
> 
> HELP 
> .... the boards, soldering, and resistance checks 
> seems to be tracking right nice! (PS PS PS - Digital 
> VM/MM works MUCH better!!! :) 
> 
> Fred N3CSY 
> K2 # 5422 
> Spring Hill, FL 
> 4/02 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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