[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.
-- 
Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice;  
nothing
is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.
-Lord Acton, historian (1834-1902)

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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