[R-390] Front Panel Screws

[quartz55]

Well, I've had someone tell me that the screws for the harness used a large flat and nylock.  I looked at mine, and granted both the rxs I have are missing a lot of the hardware there.  However, looking closely at the aluminum clamp, it appears that the one I have access to may have just had a spring lock washer and small pattern nut from looking at the scaring on the clamp, the spring lock just fits in the scarred area.  A large flat would crush the bent section at the end and a 5/16 o.d. #6 flat just fits beneath the curved part.  I'm not sure I've ever seen a nylock in an R390A, but I come late to them, I never worked on them except the ones I bought later in life.  I'm sure the repair guys just put something on them to hold it together and fill the hole if they had to work in that area.  Not that I'm adverse to nylocks but they make working on them a bit harder, you have to deal with both ends and the way we use these rxs I doubt if a nylock would be of much use.

Feel like I'm getting a bit anal here.  So I think I'll just assume that a split spring lock and small pattern 6-32 nut will suffice and no external tooth on the panel front because both rxs I have don't look scarred up from an external tooth washer in the 3 harness mounting screw holes.  Anyhow here's a pic of the clamp with a spring lock, 5/16 o.d. #6 flat and the small pattern nut. http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg287/DogTi/R390A/frontpanelharnessscrews_zpsb6ec2d38.jpg

I've got about another 7 or 8 people that want sets at this point, so if anyone wants nuts, flats and split spring washers, let me know.  It'll take probably the rest of the week to get the stuff together.  I'm just sticking with the 8 #8 screws, the 8 #6 screws, 3 spring locks and nuts for now.  It was suggested I make a kit with a whole bunch of items, but that's getting out of control for me.  It's not like I need to do this, but since I needed some hardware anyhow I thought I'd help others out.  I'm sure a lot of those #8 and 6 front panel screws are pretty chewed up or lost at this point, like mine.

I'll add up the price of everything and let you know, but last time it really came to nearly $5, but if I can knock down the hardware price......

Dave
N3DT