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[Simon (HB9DRV)]

Page 6, item 6: Allen wrenches.

It can be very difficult to find imperial wrenches outside of the US and UK,
some US suppliers actually include these when shipping overseas. Myself I
have a full set (wrenches that is).

Congratulations to the authors, this is a fine manual.

Simon Brown, HB9DRV

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[M0XDF]

I believe these may be supplied with the kit (it's item 4 by the way)


On 11/9/07 09:06, "Simon Brown (HB9DRV)" <[hidden email]> sent:

> Page 6, item 6: Allen wrenches.
>
> It can be very difficult to find imperial wrenches outside of the US and UK,
> some US suppliers actually include these when shipping overseas. Myself I
> have a full set (wrenches that is).
>
> Congratulations to the authors, this is a fine manual.
>
> Simon Brown, HB9DRV
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him. -Galileo Galilei, physicist and astronomer (1564-1642)



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[dj7mgq]

> Page 6, item 6: Allen wrenches.
>
> It can be very difficult to find imperial wrenches outside of the US and UK,

Are these the same size Allen wrenches as provided with the K2?

I don't have my manual here at work, so I couldn't check.

vy 73 de toby
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[M0XDF]

I don't have a K2, the K3 manual states

Allen wrenches, 5/64² (2mm) and .050²


So if you remember the sizes of the K2 ones .....

I believe Allen wrenches will be supplied with the kit, as they obviously
are with the K2.


On 11/9/07 09:55, "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]> sent:

>> Page 6, item 6: Allen wrenches.
>>
>> It can be very difficult to find imperial wrenches outside of the US and UK,
>
> Are these the same size Allen wrenches as provided with the K2?
>
> I don't have my manual here at work, so I couldn't check.
>
> vy 73 de toby


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[wayne burdick]

On Sep 11, 2007, at 1:06 AM, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:

> Page 6, item 6: Allen wrenches.
>
> It can be very difficult to find imperial wrenches outside of the US
> and UK, some US suppliers actually include these when shipping
> overseas.

We include these with the kit. In fact they're the same as we supply
with the K2.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


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[Simon (HB9DRV)]

Ah-hah, I've only ever seen one K2 - Peter PH1PH brought his here in 2004.

The imperial socket wrenches could be a problem - maybe we could buy 1/4"
and 3/16" from Elecraft? I think I have an old bicycle spanner with 1/2" for
the bigger nuts.

Simon Brown, HB9DRV

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From: "wayne burdick" <[hidden email]>
>
> We include these with the kit. In fact they're the same as we supply with
> the K2.
>
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[M0XDF]

Micro-tools of US (has German distributor) do a nice range.

US link: https://www.micro-tools.com/store/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=26399

Europe link:
http://www.micro-tools.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?LTPLanguage=EN&Screen=PROD
&Product_Code=26591&Category_Code=NUI&Store_Code=MTE

(that link may split)

These are Wiha tools and they carry ESD versions too.

I could not use US store - won't allow me to purchase from US and ship, I
had to purchase from Euro store at almost twice the cost - and the tools did
not come in a pouch as they do in the US.

I won't be doing that again - damn expensive - I will us my US colleague who
travels here every month.

Anyway, the tools are very good - you could buy just a 1/4 driver if you so
wished


On 11/9/07 12:49, "Simon Brown (HB9DRV)" <[hidden email]> sent:

> Ah-hah, I've only ever seen one K2 - Peter PH1PH brought his here in 2004.
>
> The imperial socket wrenches could be a problem - maybe we could buy 1/4"
> and 3/16" from Elecraft? I think I have an old bicycle spanner with 1/2" for
> the bigger nuts.
>
> Simon Brown, HB9DRV
--
The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body is
different. -Hippocrates, physician (460-c.377 BCE)


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[David Pratt-2]

In a recent message, "Simon Brown (HB9DRV)" <[hidden email]> wrote ...
>The imperial socket wrenches could be a problem - maybe we could buy
>1/4" and 3/16" from Elecraft? I think I have an old bicycle spanner
>with 1/2" for the bigger nuts.

These should not be a problem, Simon. Nut drivers for 1/4" and 3/16" are
normally supplied with inexpensive computer tool kits. These should be
available locally and would be much cheaper than obtaining them from the
US.

73
--
David G4DMP
Leeds, England, UK
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Simon and others with only metric tools,

You can use the next larger metric size with no problem - especially if
6 point deep sockets are used and all nut-drivers I have ever seen are 6
point.
5 mm works well for 3/16 inch nuts
6.5 or 7 mm works for the 1/4 inch size - there is a slight mismatch
here, use a 6 point if you must use the 7 mm size.
13 mm works with the 1/2 inch size.

So if you have only metric tools available, these sizes will work fine -
I just checked for a good fit with my set of metric sockets, and the
sizes shown above are quite workable.

73,
Don W3FPR


Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:

> Ah-hah, I've only ever seen one K2 - Peter PH1PH brought his here in
> 2004.
>
> The imperial socket wrenches could be a problem - maybe we could buy
> 1/4" and 3/16" from Elecraft? I think I have an old bicycle spanner
> with 1/2" for the bigger nuts.
>
> Simon Brown, HB9DRV
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "wayne burdick" <[hidden email]>
>>
>> We include these with the kit. In fact they're the same as we supply
>> with the K2.
>>
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[Simon (HB9DRV)]

Hi,

I've already been sent a link to a 10 quid computer toolkit which I'll buy,
problem solved.

BTW - do you see nuts in computers these days? Outside staring at the screen
there are many, but inside?

#2> Where's me radio?

Simon Brown, HB9DRV

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From: "David Pratt" <[hidden email]>
>
> These should not be a problem, Simon. Nut drivers for 1/4" and 3/16" are
> normally supplied with inexpensive computer tool kits. These should be
> available locally and would be much cheaper than obtaining them from the
> US.
>
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[David Pratt-2]

In a recent message, "Simon Brown (HB9DRV)" <[hidden email]> wrote ...
>I've already been sent a link to a 10 quid computer toolkit which I'll
>buy, problem solved.

Here is the link if anyone else is interested....
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=N54AL&source=15&SD=Y

73
--
David G4DMP
Leeds, England, UK
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[Tom Hammond-2]

Simon, et al:

Speaking for myself here, with NO current approval of Elecraft, I'd
be VERY surprised if Elecraft didn't SUPPLY the Allen wrenches, as
they've always done with all of their other rigs.

73,

Tom   N0SS

At 03:06 09/11/2007, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:

>Page 6, item 6: Allen wrenches.
>
>It can be very difficult to find imperial wrenches outside of the US
>and UK, some US suppliers actually include these when shipping
>overseas. Myself I have a full set (wrenches that is).
>
>Congratulations to the authors, this is a fine manual.
>
>Simon Brown, HB9DRV
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