[Elecraft] KPA500 Serial 0194 Done!

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

The manual is being updated (when I stop messing about here) with a simple
procedure to align the LEDs, either using a straight edge or your
fingernail. 

We never thought aligning them perfectly would be such a mystery, so it
wasn't covered in the manual :-)

For anyone who has misaligned LED's: with the front panel mounted run your
fingernail along the LEDs, pushing them up or down against the opening. They
will be perfectly straight. Optionally, you and place a straight edge (such
as a common rule) along one side of the LED's and use it to press them all
against the opening. Want them perfectly centered in that opening (only a
tiny gap on either side, but for the absolute perfectionist), just use that
rule to push them all slightly away from one edge of the LED opening to the
center. 

It really isn't something that can be fixed at the factory - it's just too
easy to misalign them when handling or packaging the board. The above
procedures are what the factory does to insure the factory-assembled KPA500
LEDs are perfectly straight. 

Ron AC7AC

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ke9uw
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 5:43 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Serial 0194 Done!

I am really wanting to order this, started to twice, but the LED alignment
kind of is holding me back. The screws I can manage. Any chance one of you
can post a picture so I can see what or not the misalignment looks like?
Thanks, Chuck KE9UW


Tony Estep wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Bruce W1UJR <w1ujr at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> ...Metering LEDS not very straight or level...
> 
> ====
> Bruce, I had good luck by just holding a ruler along the bottom of the
> line
> of LEDs (with the panel on) and straightening them with a finger. They
> look
> pretty good now.
> 
> 73, Tony KT0NY
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