[Elecraft] K2 external speaker hole

[Don Wilhelm]

Mark,

Yes, the hole is just a bit too small - it must be reamed slightly.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/20/2018 12:05 PM, Mark Petrovic wrote:
> Thanks, Don.  Yes, I found I had to ream the existing hole *very* 
> little, maybe one or two 1/100 of an inch, for the jack to pass 
> through without forcing it.  The difference did not feel like extra 
> paint; it felt like the hole was in fact just a bit too small.
>
> On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 8:49 AM Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com 
> <mailto:donwilh at embarqmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Mark,
>
>     The jack *should* fit through the hole, but I also know that it
>     does not
>     with the jack supplied.
>     So ream out the hole in the top cover.  I use a thin bladed knife,
>     but a
>     drill bit or a proper reamer will work.
>     You only have to take a little metal from the inside of the hole.
>
>     73,
>     Don W3FPR
>
>     On 7/19/2018 11:00 AM, Mark Petrovic wrote:
>     > In the top cover for my K2 S/N/ 7809, the external speaker hole
>     is way too
>     > small for the jack to pass through.  Is it the design intent of
>     the K2 that
>     > this jack be screwed in?  Or should it pass through without
>     forcing it?  Or
>     > does it matter?
>
>
>
> -- 
> Mark