[Elecraft] KAT500 Assembly Question

[Ian Kahn - Ham]

All,

Thanks for the quick responses. Dick Dievendorff got back to me and
confirmed what everyone told me - use the pan head screw.

73,

--Ian 
Ian Kahn, KM4IK
Roswell, GA  EM74ua
km4ik.ian at gmail.com
K3 #281, P3 #688, KPA500 #1468
HRD v5.x/6.0 Test Team

-----Original Message-----
From: gdaught6 at stanford.edu [mailto:gdaught6 at stanford.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 5:19 PM
To: Ian Kahn - Ham
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Assembly Question

> I'm assembling KAT500 s/n 860 and have reached the step where I attach 
> the L-bracket at LB1 on the circuit board.  The instructions don't 
> specify whether the 3/16" 4-40 screw used is flat head or pan head.  
> Can anyone who has assembled the KAT500 offer guidance?  I'm waiting 
> on Elecraft support for an answer, but am impatient to get this 
> finished and installed with the rest of my K-Line today/tonight.

Usually the hole is countersunk if the intent is to use a flat head screw.
If the hole is NOT countersunk, I'd use a pan head, so long as the head
standing proud of the surface will not interfere with some other part(s).

73,

George T Daughters, K6GT
CU in the California QSO Party (CQP)
October 5-6, 2013