Try using a 1/4 by two inch strip of paper with a small hole near one end. Place screw with washer thru hole in pcb, now place lock washer on screw and thread the screw into the hole in paper strip. Strip will hold all together while starting screw into back of shield. Once screw is started, just pull the paper out and tighten screw. The tiny scrap of paper that falls out won't hurt anything and you won't spend time locating washer that fell in otherwise.
...bill nr4c Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Ron D'Eau Claire <r...@cobi.biz> wrote: >Brian, the K3EXREF installation manual (available on the Elecraft web site) >shows the installation with the subreceiver in place. It's quite simple. The >only option that must be removed is the K144XV if your K3 is equipped with >it. > >You are right that one must be careful to not lose the split lock washer >between the KREF3 and the front panel, but testers didn't find the process >very difficult to do. > >What a couple of people who suffered hand tremors reported doing to avoid >that lock washer falling off was to put a small drop of petroleum jelly or >soft candle wax on the screw after placing the lock washer on it. That kept >the washer from easily falling off while they repositioned the KREF3 board >and started the screw threads into the fitting on the front panel shield. > >I can't answer your questions about a M-F TMP cable or using the other >available openings instead of the REF connector opening. > >73, Ron AC7AC > > >-----Original Message----- >From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net >[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brian Alsop >Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 8:42 AM >To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: [Elecraft] K3EXREF query > >Anybody install with with the subrx in place? > >My recollection is that the installing the screw with the lockwasher on the >panel side of the master oscillator PCB was a bit tricky. > >Also the extra hole for the SMA connector is already in use here for >something else. > >I'm wondering if there is such a thing as a TMP male/female cable that I >could hook up to from the K3EXREF board to the aux BNC antenna male TMP. > I don't use that. > >I don't use xverter BNC's either. > >Any other suggestions for locating the K3EXREF SMA end. > >73 de Brian/K3KO > > >----- >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3204/6006 - Release Date: 07/20/13 > >______________________________________________________________ >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 > >______________________________________________________________ >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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
