[Elecraft] KX3 Standoffs

[Bruce Beford]

OK, Mitch.
>From your descriptions, it sounds as though you may not be measuring the
standoffs properly. This may make it harder to determine what you need to
get replaced. 

In your original message, you stated: "I received two 4.8 mm with a long
female top, not short as in the diagram."

If you look on page 8 of the assembly manual, near the bottom- it shows how
to measure the standoffs. The male-female ones are measured over the length
of the "female portion" So... there can be no "4.8mm with a long female
top". 

You need two male-female standoffs for the front panel assembly- according
to the pictures on pg 14, both should be 4.8mm long. One is the smaller 2-56
thread, one is the wider 4-40 thread. But the "female portion" of both
should be the same length. However... The parts list on pg A4 shows the 2-56
as being 7.9mm, and the 4-40 as 4.8mm- a discrepancy for sure.

Looking ahead to page 21, the battery retainer is attached to these two
standoffs. It makes sense that they should be the same length (4.8mm).

Hope this helps clear things up a bit.

Good luck,
Bruce, N1RX


-----Original Message-----
From: Mitch Wolfson DJØQN [mailto:dj0qn at gmx.net] 
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 4:47 PM
To: Bruce Beford
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Standoffs

Hi Bruce,

The two 4.8 mm ones were in that bag. I summed everything together, 
since the ones on page A4 appear to be missing.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN

On 28.05.2012 22:24, Bruce Beford wrote:
> Mitch-
>
>
>
> I don't have my kit yet. However, reviewing the manual and your statement
> brings one point to mind.
>
>
>
> The Items listed on page A3 should all be in one bag of hardware, labeled
> E850532, front panel (top cover) hardware. Everything you need to assemble
> the front panel should be from that one bag. Page A4 lists hardware from
the
> bag for the rear panel (bottom cover) assembly, bag E850533. Have you
mixed
> the contents of the two bags together? This would make it harder to sort
and
> inventory the parts.
>
>
>
> GL,
>
> Bruce, N1RX
>
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