[Elecraft] KPA500 PA/LPF module mounting instruction problem

Grant Youngman ghyoungman at gmail.com
Mon Oct 30 16:48:59 EDT 2017


So, did you contact Elecraft support to discuss the issue?

Grant/NQ5T

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> 
> While building the KPA500 I found that the ten mounting holes on the PA/LPF
> module heatsink were not tapped deeply enough to accommodate the five 4-40
> 1/4" screws specified on page 22 of the assembly manual, nor the five 4-40
> 5/16" screws on page 24 of the manual.
> I had to use the 4-40 3/16" screws in both cases.  If I had used the screw
> lengths as the manual specified, the module would be loose and insecurely
> fastened to both the Z-bracket and the right side panel.


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