[Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] WTB: ARC-5 screws

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

The majority of the originals are black oxide finished brass.  The nickle 
plated brass was mostly used internally.  Except that some models used them to 
attach the bottom cover and the front plug-in adaptor.  The head style is 
binding.  Even today, you get variations in the exact head dimensions when you buy 
nominally binding head machine screws.

It is getting difficult to find anyone who will do black oxide, but the odds 
of finding someone who will do brass are much better than steel or stainless 
steel.  On the other hand, plain finish stainless steel is a good look-alike 
substitute for nickle plated brass.

There were also two or three different lengths.  I think the shortest ones 
were used for attaching capacitors and relays to the side of the chassis, with 
slightly longer ones used in the covers and front adaptors.

In a message dated 5/14/2007 3:06:54 PM Central Standard Time, jfor at quik.com 
writes: 
> I think the originals were plated brass, but with age the SS is a decent 
> match. If they won't ship internationally, drop me a note. The origal heads 
> were
> certainly not pan head, but are you sure they were binding head, or some 
> long forgotten style ? They seem a bit small.
> 
> -John
> 
> 
> 
> david_jackson at agilent.com wrote:
> 
> >Nick:
> >
> >I bought some 3-48 BH stainless steel screws from The Olander Company in 
> Sunnyvale, CA 94086.  They look identical to the ones in the ARC-5 equipment.
> >
> >They were about $8.00/100 and you can purchase matching star lock washers.
> >
> >http://www.olander.com/
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Dave WA4OBJ
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Subject: [ARC5] WTB: ARC-5 screws
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >Nick in the UK is looking for some (say 25) of the small screws for
> >his   R-25/ARC-5 receiver which are missing.  I think he'd also like the
> >washers.
> >
> >Can anyone help with either a spec for the screws ( #3-48 BH plated
> >brass ???) and / or a source in the UK or which will ship to the UK
> >(without citing 9/11 restrictions LoL..  but it happened) ?
> >
> >Please CC him on replies as he's not on these lists.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >-John
> 

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