[Elecraft] KPA500 PA/LPF module mounting instruction problem

[brian]

Yes, I found this to be the case in one built a few months ago  Reported 
to ELECRAFT.

This has been a problem in the past too.  Used shorter screws.

Never got a response.

73 de Brian/K3KO




On 10/30/2017 20:37 PM, Carol F. Milazzo, KP4MD/W6 wrote:
> 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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