[ICOM] ICW32A BNC spanner nut tool

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Have you tried a compass with needle nose pliers?Jack, KF6IFF

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Larry L. Hinton" <hinton.ll at frontier.com>
To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ICOM] ICW32A BNC spanner nut tool
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:36:02 -0700

Hi Gary,

I called ICOM Headquarters parts department yesterday and posted the
following. They do indeed have a tool. The name is SPANNER-K and is supplied
by ICOM Japan. The cost is $105. Nothing realistic showed up on a Google
search.

I am working on Plan-B and grinding down a 3/8" x 1/4" drive deep socket. 

I talked with my neighbor who was a Snap-On tool dealer a few years ago and
he cannot remember such a tool. I was not able to catch up with one of the
distributor trucks yesterday so no info yet.

One of the fellows on the reflector mentioned K-D tools has car antenna
spanner sockets so Snap-On may have the same kind of thing as well as other
Tool Manufacturers. However, nearly everything that pops up is $45 to $95.
Hence my Plan-B.

Thanks for the info.

Larry
K7YBZ

-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Gary Fiber
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 6:18 AM
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: Re: [ICOM] ICW32A BNC spanner nut tool

When I was at Icom America, the factory had someone manufacturer those 
tools for them. I had heard Snap-ON had a set but I do not know the 
actual tool number. The one's Icom had made some 12 years ago appeared 
to be made on a bench grinder.
I am unsure of the proper nomenclature but think they are called a dog 
type spanner as the two "pins" are also referred to as dogs in some 
circles. Icom used to have a few for sale, don't know if they still do 
or what the cost would be.

Gary K8IZ

On 7/26/2011 8:49 AM, Larry L. Hinton wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am looking for a spanner nut tool to remove the nut on a BNC connector,
> specifically on an IC-W32A. I tried the usual things such as long needle
> nose pliers (actually broke the tip) and a couple of other tools around.
The
> nut will not budge.
>
> Years ago, I had a tool set specifically for these types of nuts when I
> worked avionics repair. However, they have taken a walk into no man's
land.
> These tools were basically thin wall deep sockets with two rectangular
pins
> 180 degrees apart. My shop is very limited and manufacturing something
like
> this would take quite some time.
>
> Anyone have suggestions on a source for such a tool?
>
> Tnx,
>
> Larry
> K7YBZ
>
>
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