If the washer is indeed in there, Murphy's law says that it will have wedged itself in the place that it can do the most harm : - )
73 K1NR On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:48:53 -0400 Jon Zaimes AA1K <j...@verizon.net> wrote: > Thanks for the tip. > > The side panel did come off OK by itself, and the nut > quickly dropped > out onto the work table. But no sign of the washer! I'm > sure it had one > on when I built the radio, so I'm shaking the radio and > searching for it > but so far to no avail. I assume it got stuck somewhere > inside. Took the > top off too but still haven't spotted it. Perhaps it fell > out one of the > air vents on the top during recent transit but I doubt > it. > > 73/Jon AA1K > > On 8/22/2010 07:24 AM, Julian, G4ILO wrote: > > I can't think of a reason why you can't just take the > side panel off, but it > > might make a difference if you have a KRX3 or a KXV144 > inside, which I > > don't. > > > > Yours is the first post I can recall reporting this. If > you are concerned > > about it happening again you could try putting a blob > of paint on the thread > > of the bolt before retightening it, or even some > special stuff made for > > precisely that purpoise (over here it is called > Loctite.) > > > > > > Jon Zaimes AA1K wrote: > >> Took my K3 along on vacation and this morning when > I went to set it up > >> again at home the handle was loose on one end -- one > of the nuts had > >> fallen off the bolt inside the case. So now the nut > and washer are > >> floating around inside the case. > >> > >> Anyone know if I can just take the side panel off to > fix this or do I > >> need to take the top off first? > >> > >> And if this loosening up is common (In the past year > since building this > >> I've only used the handle maybe twice) is there a > permanent fix, such as > >> a locking nut? > >> > >> > > > > ----- > > Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. > > * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com > > * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html > > * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: > http://www.qsl.net/donate.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
