RF Board K2 #5422 - Paneling?

[Fred (FL)]

Well I got thru K2 #5422 - Control Board, and
Front Panel pcb.  I've started the RF Board and
have finished installing items up to page 38 in
manual.  WOOOOOOOOOOOOW  Couple items are tacking
off course?

1.  K2 Manual Page 38 talks about installing "two (2)
2-D Fasteners Blocks" on each of the side panels,
in newly masking-tape-removed areas.  

    Then page 39 instructs to install these two (2)
side panels in place, "to the two (2) 2-D Fasteners"
that are already installed on the outside edges of
the RF Board?   Why did page 38 instruct to install
2-D Fasteners, which were already installed from
way back when in RF Board section?

2.  K2 Manual Page 39 then goes on to instruct
"installation of two (2) Oval Feet and Tilt Bail" onto
bottom cover.  BUT -- Tilt Bail is about 1/2" too
long,
when one screws in-place the Oval Feet at the 2
bottom cover locations.  I'm sure they don't want
me to attempt to bend the 3/16" metal Tilt Bail
inward by 1/2"?  Its a good 3/8 or 1/2" too long?

Have I gotten new version metal covers and old
version bails and 2-D fasteners?  Or possibly is
the Tilt Bail I got - actually for another Elecraft
radio, like a K1?

It seems odd to be installing, on page 38 and 39
side panels, bottome panels, and tilt bails at this
early construction stage of the RF BOARD?

HELP
.... the boards, soldering, and resistance checks
seems to be tracking right nice!  (PS PS PS - Digital
VM/MM works MUCH better!!! :)

Fred N3CSY
K2 # 5422
Spring Hill, FL
4/02





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[Darwin, Keith]

I'm too just finished going through those steps with my K2.

1.  2D Fasteners.  Check it again.  You should have two on each side
panel and the rest mount to the RF board.  When you attach the RF board
to the side panels, the 2D fasteners on the side panels are not used!
They are there to hold the front panel and the top.  You attach the side
panels to the 2D fasteners on the RF board

2.  Yea, the bail is very (very very) tight.  I mounted the left side
first then used a center punch as a lever to align the holes while I got
a screw started.  It was a pain and when I was done the bottom panel had
a bow to it.  But, once you get it mounted things straighten out nicely
and the bail has a nice *snap* to it when it is opened or closed.

Mounting these parts seems premature but hey, you have to do it
eventually and the bail can be useful during the coming alignment & test
steps so I'd go with it.

- Keith KD1E -
- K2 5411 -

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Subject: [Elecraft] RF Board K2 #5422 - Paneling?


Well I got thru K2 #5422 - Control Board, and Front Panel pcb.  I've
started the RF Board and have finished installing items up to page 38 in
manual.  WOOOOOOOOOOOOW  Couple items are tacking off course?

1.  K2 Manual Page 38 talks about installing "two (2) 2-D Fasteners
Blocks" on each of the side panels, in newly masking-tape-removed areas.


    Then page 39 instructs to install these two (2) side panels in
place, "to the two (2) 2-D Fasteners"
that are already installed on the outside edges of
the RF Board?   Why did page 38 instruct to install
2-D Fasteners, which were already installed from way back when in RF
Board section?

2.  K2 Manual Page 39 then goes on to instruct "installation of two (2)
Oval Feet and Tilt Bail" onto bottom cover.  BUT -- Tilt Bail is about
1/2" too long, when one screws in-place the Oval Feet at the 2 bottom
cover locations.  I'm sure they don't want me to attempt to bend the
3/16" metal Tilt Bail inward by 1/2"?  Its a good 3/8 or 1/2" too long?

Have I gotten new version metal covers and old version bails and 2-D
fasteners?  Or possibly is the Tilt Bail I got - actually for another
Elecraft radio, like a K1?

It seems odd to be installing, on page 38 and 39 side panels, bottome
panels, and tilt bails at this early construction stage of the RF BOARD?

HELP
.... the boards, soldering, and resistance checks seems to be tracking
right nice!  (PS PS PS - Digital VM/MM works MUCH better!!! :)

Fred N3CSY
K2 # 5422
Spring Hill, FL
4/02





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[w6jd]

The 2-D fasteners on the rf board are for screws to secure the side panels to the board. The second set of fasteners are mounted ON the side panels to secure the top cover. Look carefully at the drawings in the manual.

The bail is very stiff to prevent its falling off the bottom cover or collapsing.
There are several techniques for installing it, you can check the archives and select the one you prefer. My favorite is to secure one of the feet and install the second foot "loosely" using longer bolts. This allows enough flexibility to mount the bail. Then temporarily tighten the "longer" bolts and replace them, one at a time, with the correct size.

Good luck.

73,
Doug, W6JD
K2/100 #1626
-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Fred (FL)" <[hidden email]>

>
> Well I got thru K2 #5422 - Control Board, and
> Front Panel pcb. I've started the RF Board and
> have finished installing items up to page 38 in
> manual. WOOOOOOOOOOOOW Couple items are tacking
> off course?
>
> 1. K2 Manual Page 38 talks about installing "two (2)
> 2-D Fasteners Blocks" on each of the side panels,
> in newly masking-tape-removed areas.
>
> Then page 39 instructs to install these two (2)
> side panels in place, "to the two (2) 2-D Fasteners"
> that are already installed on the outside edges of
> the RF Board? Why did page 38 instruct to install
> 2-D Fasteners, which were already installed from
> way back when in RF Board section?
>
> 2. K2 Manual Page 39 then goes on to instruct
> "installation of two (2) Oval Feet and Tilt Bail" onto
> bottom cover. BUT -- Tilt Bail is about 1/2" too
> long,
> when one screws in-place the Oval Feet at the 2
> bottom cover locations. I'm sure they don't want
> me to attempt to bend the 3/16" metal Tilt Bail
> inward by 1/2"? Its a good 3/8 or 1/2" too long?
>
> Have I gotten new version metal covers and old
> version bails and 2-D fasteners? Or possibly is
> the Tilt Bail I got - actually for another Elecraft
> radio, like a K1?
>
> It seems odd to be installing, on page 38 and 39
> side panels, bottome panels, and tilt bails at this
> early construction stage of the RF BOARD?
>
> HELP
> .... the boards, soldering, and resistance checks
> seems to be tracking right nice! (PS PS PS - Digital
> VM/MM works MUCH better!!! :)
>
> Fred N3CSY
> K2 # 5422
> Spring Hill, FL
> 4/02
>
>
>
>
>
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