K3 #4536 arrives

[Nr4c]

Hi,

 

My K3/10  arrived today and I have 10 hours in so far and am  going to bed.
Next step is mouthing the speaker.  My fingers are not as nimble as they
used to be but so far, I've only dropped three items, a screw, and two
washers.  All retrieved.  The resistance checks were ok and the power-up
went well.

 

The only concern now is that phone jack doesn't pull up tight to the front
panel and the washer rattles.

 

Off to bed, get up in the morning and finish up.

 

:Looks real nice so far.

 

...bc   nr4c

 

 

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[Mike Reublin]

  Congrats, Bill. After you finish the build, then comes the real excitement.

I had the same issue with the phone jack. The common wisdom was that the board wasn't
seated properly, which was not true. I just let it rattle, with no known ill effects.
When I did the DSP board swap I snugged it up with pliers and didn't break anything.

73, Mike NF4L

On 8/5/2010 2:31 AM, Bill Conkling wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
>
> My K3/10  arrived today and I have 10 hours in so far and am  going to bed.
> Next step is mouthing the speaker.  My fingers are not as nimble as they
> used to be but so far, I've only dropped three items, a screw, and two
> washers.  All retrieved.  The resistance checks were ok and the power-up
> went well.
>
>
>
> The only concern now is that phone jack doesn't pull up tight to the front
> panel and the washer rattles.
>
>
>
> Off to bed, get up in the morning and finish up.
>
>
>
> :Looks real nice so far.
>
>
>
> ...bc   nr4c
>
>
>
>
>
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[K2QI]

Hi Bill,

If the board is properly seated and there's still a gap, you can use some large washers to fill the void.

Congrats on the K3 and hope to hear you on the air soon.

73 de James K2QI
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From: Bill Conkling
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Sent: Aug 5, 2010 02:31

Hi,

 

My K3/10  arrived today and I have 10 hours in so far and am  going to bed.
Next step is mouthing the speaker.  My fingers are not as nimble as they
used to be but so far, I've only dropped three items, a screw, and two
washers.  All retrieved.  The resistance checks were ok and the power-up
went well.

 

The only concern now is that phone jack doesn't pull up tight to the front
panel and the washer rattles.

 

Off to bed, get up in the morning and finish up.

 

:Looks real nice so far.

 

...bc   nr4c

 

 

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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Put a bit of squeeze pressure between the DSP board and the front panel
metalwork, then tighten the nut with your fingers.
If that does not tighten the washer, you will have to add a supplemental
washer, usually a thin one will do the job.

73,
Don W3FPR

Bill Conkling wrote:
> The only concern now is that phone jack doesn't pull up tight to the front
> panel and the washer rattles.
>
>  
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