[Elecraft] K2 Front Panel assembly question

[Don Wilhelm]

  Ron,

You need only some kind of spacers that are the thickness of 2 PC boards 
stacked one upon the other.
While it is convenient to have the proper spacers that fit over the 
leads of the backlight assembly, that is not necessary.  Find two pieces 
the thickness of the PC board material used by Elecraft - the switch 
spacing tool is one thickness - find something (anything, even popsicle 
sticks or matchsticks!) that matches it.  Use that to hold the backlight 
assembly above the front panel board while you solder the leads on one 
end of the backlight assembly, then move the same stack to the other end 
and solder those leads - job done, remove the spacing tool and proceed 
with the assembly.

Do be careful to obtain the correct size for whatever spacing tool you 
improvise.  If the backlight assembly is not spaced the correct distance 
from the board, then the LCD will not fit correctly, and you may have 
interference problems when you attach the front panel metalwork.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 6/16/2011 11:47 PM, R Thompson wrote:
>      While assembling my new K2, I've lost some of the LED backlight
> spacers that are broken off of the Spacer Set PC board.  Ref. Figure 5-1
> on page 23 of the assembly manual.
>
>      I don't see where the LED backlight spacers are used, are they?  If
> so I should order a replacement.
>
>          Ron VE8RT
>