[Elecraft] K3 Kit Building

[Wes Stewart]

The "2D" (where did that name come from?) fasteners are handy, but they don't maintain much in the way of shielding integrity.

If you want decent shielding then you need continuous contact between panels and a lot of screws.

You could always make your own, for example, here's a photo of an amplifier I built about 30 years ago that shows what I'm talking about (although for *really* tight shielding twice as many screws would be called for):

http://k6mhe.com/n7ws/N7WS_8877_1.jpg

Wes Stewart, N7WS

ps. If you would like to own this, contact me off list.




--- On Fri, 5/1/09, Mike Scott <mike at paxsen.com> wrote:

> From: Mike Scott <mike at paxsen.com>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Kit Building
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 11:34 AM
> Wayne said> Our little "2D" fasteners are an
> integral part of these designs,
> holding together PCBs and panels at edges and corners.
> 
> Wayne, I have thought about your unique construction
> technique and am
> impressed with the results. When the K3 box arrived a year
> ago I thought:
> Where's the case? Something must be missing.
> 
> All of us home builders fret over cases. I know you guys
> are not in the
> parts business but it would be nice if you could offer 2-D
> fasteners and
> blank panels. 
> 
> Mike Scott - AE6WA