[Elecraft] Mounting the Battery Holders in the KX-1

[Joe Planisky]

I ran into exactly the same problem building my KX1.  It seemed like  
the screws provided with the kit were just too short; only a turn or  
two of the thread was engaging (and immediately stripping out.)

I had some longer 2-56 screws and verified that there was still good  
thread in the holes.  I was able to make it work by carefully trimming  
the longer screws to just the right length with a Dremel tool.  The  
longer screws fully engaged all the threads in the holes and hold the  
battery holders securely.

73
--
Joe KB8AP



On Sep 27, 2010, at 7:03 PM, Phil Barnes-Roberts WA6DZS wrote:

> (With photos, too large for the reflector)
> The Problem:
> <http://wa6dzs.blogspot.com/2010/09/mounting-battery-holders-in-kx-1.html 
> >
> The Fix:
> <http://wa6dzs.blogspot.com/2010/09/fix-mounting-battery-holders-in-kx-1.html 
> >
>
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