[Elecraft] Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Noob build question

[David Fee]

Hi Don, thanks for the reply. 

I mounted the acrylic cover on the outside per the instructions but I think I've found the problem. 

The 5 pots have little plastic nubbins sticking up on their shoulders, part of the moulding process it seems. 

These plastic bits stick up just far enough to stop the face from seating properly. 

I took my flush cutting snips and cut them off level with the metal frame and now the front panel seats properly. 

I'm sorry I can't measure my LED Bargraph, I got cocky last night after this discovery and mounted and soldered the encoder so it's all buttoned up now. 

Thanks a lot for the help, hopefully it will work properly when assembled with the rest of the front. 

Now to stuff the RF board a bit and do some basic functionality tests !! 

Thanks all, cheers and 73....dave / VE7SGI. 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Don Wilhelm" <don at w3fpr.com> 
To: "David Fee" <fee at sfu.ca> 
Cc: "Dale Putnam" <daleputnam at hotmail.com> 
Sent: Sunday, 28 April, 2013 06:27:27 
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: Fwd: Noob build question 

David, 

I just measured an LED Bargraph, it is 0.317 inches high. 
There should be more than enough clearance. Is there any chance you mounted the acrylic cover on the inside of the front panel? It should mount on the outside. 

73, 
Don W3FPR 


On 4/28/2013 8:52 AM, Dale Putnam wrote: 



Hi David, 
Well, burst my bubble.. I thought I had notes about this, cover not fitting correctly, I've seen it on a K2, but I can't find that right off this morning. I am still looking, maybe if Don is watching, he will chime in with the answer. I'll keep searching here too. 


Have a great day, 


--... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy 






> 
> Hi Dale, thanks for the answer. 
> 
> Yes, I was very careful to make sure all of the switches were soldered with the spacer underneath them. 
> 
> The front panel board "rocks" on what appears to be the led bargraph. 
> 
> I checked the height of the bargraph and it's about 1.5 mm higher than the LCD freq. display. 
> 
> My choices seem to be A) cut down the feet on the led bargraph so it site lower - even with the LCD display -or- B) space up the while board to fit the led bargraph - which will make the buttong flush with the front surface. 
> 
> Hmmmmm. 
> 
> Thanks, cheers and 73....dave / VE7SGI