The 6-sided K2 Case, I propose, can be put into a violin-case permanent pre-stressed condition, common to many string instruments - when they notorious Bail - is pre-stressed installed, with the Long-Screw method. Many installers have noted the post-stress bowed cover plate, after their long-screw install. "... but it straightens out when installed".
I propose the whole case, and any attached pcbs, and possibly some pcb-installed components - all now share in that bowing process, during long-screw installation. Maybe the LCD display, perhaps installed L's, possibly pcb component and IC shorts, that mysteriously showed up only after a few months service? I'm sure this all sounds silly - but my "bend-bail-1/4-inch-in-a-vise" method, eliminates the distorted 6-sided K2 case condition. Hypothesis - let's say the bail is pre-bent 1/2" too long, but installer used the long-screw method and temporary compression, to get the very long bail intalled on panel. Then K2 builder installed this bowed panel on his or her K2 - and in effect straightened it out supposedly flat with body screws. Then the entire 6-sided case, would now be-prestressed violin-style by that original too-long bail. Sounds, I know, like an April 1st entry, but I propose we may have found one source of the problems of some of the past strange situations that mysteriously show up in K2's in the field. Key jacks that mysteriously last only a short time, adjustments that seem too touchy, mechanical adjustments that seem to change, front-panel buttons that don't work correctly, rheostat shafts that start to bind, speakers that seem to be distorted?, speaker coils that now bind, component lead shorts that came out of nowhere, ........ Doubt it? Fred, FL Snow Bird on the road north .... N3CSY Awaiting his K3 delivery .... ____________________________________________________________________________________Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of spyware protection. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com