[Elecraft] [K3} Help, hex key for split knob

[Tom W8JI]

Knowing the problem we had on assembly lines with small 
screws........... :-)

73 Tom
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Wilhelm" <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
To: "Jack Brabham" <kz5a at att.net>
Cc: "'elecraft at mailman.qth.net'" <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3} Help, hex key for split knob


> Jack,
>
> If you stripped out the allen wrench, you were applying 
> more force than
> is necessary, and excessive force may be the reason some 
> of the newer
> knobs are cracking (that is just a guess).
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> Jack Brabham wrote:
>> Tim,
>>
>> I had a similar experience assembling #4169 a few weeks 
>> ago.  Unfortunately
>> my stack of assorted allen wrenches didn't include any 
>> that small.
>>
>> My work around was to grind off the "stripped" portion of 
>> the cheesy allen
>> wrench each time it stripped.
>>
>>
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