[ICOM] ICW32A BNC spanner nut tool

[Julio Peralta]

I have in the past used a very small screw driver with a blade that was
about 1/8" to turn those types of nuts. I placed the blade in the slot on
one side of the nut and using a small hammer tapped the screwdriver in the
direction necessary to loosen the nut. In your case with the blue Loctite it
may be more difficult to do. Another tool I've used for this purpose is what
I think they call split ring pliers. These pliers are use to either spread
or compress split rings for removal or installation. The set I have has
several interchangeable jaws both curved and straight that can be used for
spanner nut removal again the blue Loctite will make it more difficult to
break it loose.

Julio, W4HY

-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Frank A. Ellis
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:30 PM
To: ICOM Reflector
Subject: Re: [ICOM] ICW32A BNC spanner nut tool

Hi all,

I own an Xcelite TW-32 as well as a Motorola ST-1182. They are both both
spanner wrenches that resemble small nutdrivers. I have owned them both for
many years, I believe since back to the 70's when I did commercial FM repair
work.

I did some googling on the part numbers and came up pretty short. I think if
they were still in production there would have been more hits. Anyway, I
googled them because I thought I might find a size in one of the series of
these tools that would be large enough to accomplish the task you need. Both
of mine are way too small.

I did find an interesting post on an Elecraft reflector, which I will
provide a link for below, which has a little information, but not much. Will
keep snooping around. If I find anything interesting, I will post again.

http://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft@mailman.qth.net/msg51605.html

73, Frank W3UHF






On Jul 27, 2011, at 9:17 AM, Gary Fiber wrote:

> 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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