[Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 204, Issue 6

[Hal Massey]

If you have any of the remaining screws then take one to the hardware store when you go. They will do a perfect match for you. They use an aluminum template folds referred to as a Screw Checker to make sure it is correct. The sis not an “eyeball exercise.” There is nothing about that screw usage that is demanding in terms of material science, etc. 

Regards
-Hal 
WB6NNR (I was a design engineer for 35 years….You will be fine)

> On Apr 13, 2021, at 9:36 AM, Tommy Judson via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> Make a bad purchase good?
> Bought a KX-2 off the internet and have found that it is missing several of the screws that held the end plates on.  Asked about that and the seller said he tried to put some sort of protective end plates onto the radio but couldn’t do it so threw them away and put the original end plates back on.  What concerns me about just going to the hardware store and getting more screws (that might not be the proper thread/length) is I think two of the screws held the final output transistors onto that end plate which I assume was for that end plate to act as a heatsink.  
> The seller said he used the radio and it seemed to be ok but I am concerned about the lack of heatsink/output transistor integrity and any possible damage.
> Maybe I’m on the wrong track here because of never seeing a KX-2 before.
> The radio looks good - no scratches or dings and the seller told me to find out what is needed to be done to fix it and he’d send that to me.
> Any help on this concern would be appreciated.
> F.Y.I - the serial number is 03742 and the Firmware is REF5.  Sure would like to know when this radio was made and if this is the latest firmware.
> 73, Tommy, N5CTC
> 
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