[Elecraft] Spanner Wrench / socket ?
David Ferrington, M0XDF
M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk
Tue Mar 11 10:02:39 EST 2008
I used one of the felt washers to cushion an adjustable spanner (is
that a crescent wrench?), then used it under the knob as instructed.
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On 11 Mar 2008, at 14:54, Vic K2VCO wrote:
> Lee Buller wrote:
>> I just used a crescent wrench to do the job and was very careful with
>> it. I guess that is my version of a Spanner Wrench.
>
> You are lucky if you escaped without scratching your panel! I use
> nutdrivers for this kind of thing, and also install a smooth flat
> washer behind the nut -- or I use a knurled nut rather than a hex
> nut and tighten it by hand.
>
> If one doesn't have a nutdriver, a normal mechanic's socket (held in
> the hand, not attached to a ratchet!) works.
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