[Elecraft] K3: peeling paint and countersunk screw holes

[Bill W5WVO]

Doug,

It's not just you. This was common practice for military-spec gear, at least. 
I noted this on my 1960-vintage R-390A receiver front panel the first time I 
took it apart. The flathead screw countersinks were all masked before the 
panel was painted.

As Don has pointed out, however, this is not relevant to the Elecraft radios.

Bill W5WVO


DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
> On 30/12/07 22:58, "John Buck" <kh7t at arrl.net> sent:
>
>> I also noticed that tightening the
>> cover screws tends to peel some of the paint in the countersink area
>> for the screw heads.
>
> And other have subsequently commented/noted this too....
>
> Is it just me, or wasn't it common practice in the OLDE days to
> intentionally remove paint at screw-down points?  I remember sanding
> paint off of the inside covers of my some of my equipment, including a
> Ten Tec Titan amp which had paint everywhere.
>
> Has something changed or am I misunderstanding what is being said?
>
> Thanks,
> de Doug KR2Q
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