K2 warping
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My K2 has developed a warping issue. Recently completed and finally totally assembled the unit does not set flat on the desk or stand. It wobbles. I have loosened the 3d connector screws, set heavy books on the rig on a marble top table and then re-tightened the screws. The rig then sits flat with no wobble. The next morning the warp is back. Has anyone had this issue? Thanks in advance for your input. 73 Daniel Grizzard Extra Class af4lb ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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It's tough to get a 4-legged anything to sit absolutely flat. If you want
stable, just ditch the rear feet and put a single rear foot at the rear center, leaving the two front feet (or tilt bail) as-is. Tripod is stable. On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Dan Grizzard <[hidden email]> wrote: > I just hate the new Verizon email format. Here I go again! > > My K2 has developed a warping issue. Recently completed and finally totally > assembled the unit does not set flat on the desk or stand. It wobbles. I > have loosened the 3d connector screws, set heavy books on the rig on a > marble top table and then re-tightened the screws. The rig then sits flat > with no wobble. The next morning the warp is back. Has anyone had this > issue? > Thanks in advance for your input. > 73 > Daniel Grizzard > Extra Class > af4lb > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > 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:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Both my K2 (long gone) and my K3 had this issue. I finally just wrapped
about 2 turns of vinyl tape around the little rubber bumper on the right side of the tilt-up bail, experimenting with the amount until everyone was happy. My K3 was a factory-assembled unit, and the wobble was NOT because the desktop was bowed. Like Dan, I am using a hard, planar table top. No biggie... John Ragle -- W1ZI ===== On 1/12/2011 8:49 PM, Dan Grizzard wrote: > My K2 has developed a warping issue. Recently completed and finally totally assembled the unit does not set flat on the desk or stand. It wobbles. I have loosened the 3d connector screws, set heavy books on the rig on a marble top table and then re-tightened the screws. The rig then sits flat with no wobble. The next morning the warp is back. Has anyone had this issue? ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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All you need to do to have it sit flat is to move one of the rubber
bumpers on the bail to whichever side makes it sit best. I had this problem and it was solved in a matter of moments after few iterations of this technique. Kevin. KD5ONS On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:52:43 -0800, John Ragle <[hidden email]> wrote: > Both my K2 (long gone) and my K3 had this issue. I finally just wrapped > about 2 turns of vinyl tape around the little rubber bumper on the right > side of the tilt-up bail, experimenting with the amount until everyone > was happy. My K3 was a factory-assembled unit, and the wobble was NOT > because the desktop was bowed. Like Dan, I am using a hard, planar table > top. No biggie... > > John Ragle -- W1ZI > > ===== > > On 1/12/2011 8:49 PM, Dan Grizzard wrote: >> My K2 has developed a warping issue. Recently completed and finally >> totally assembled the unit does not set flat on the desk or stand. It >> wobbles. I have loosened the 3d connector screws, set heavy books on >> the rig on a marble top table and then re-tightened the screws. The rig >> then sits flat with no wobble. The next morning the warp is back. Has >> anyone had this issue? > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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