Re: K3S rocking on flat surface - SOLVED!

[Bob Novas]

Thank you to everyone that responded.  I took the bottom cover off and
immediately saw the problem - It was an assembly mistake. I had installed a
standoff that was 1/32 too long on the screw holding the PA shield -- the
screw at the top of the rear bottom panel that's above the right foot,
looking at page 70 of the assembly manual.  I replaced it with the correct
length standoff, and the problem is fixed.  Don't know how I missed that on
assembly!  Shouldn't work tired,  I guess.  Bob - W3DK

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[Phil Wheeler-2]

Uhhh .. it seems we all miss *something*, Bob :-)
Good that it resulted only in "rocking on a flat
surface" vs. smoke or worse!

73, Phil W7OX

On 12/7/15 8:03 AM, Bob Novas wrote:
> Thank you to everyone that responded.  I took the bottom cover off and
> immediately saw the problem - It was an assembly mistake. I had installed a
> standoff that was 1/32 too long on the screw holding the PA shield -- the
> screw at the top of the rear bottom panel that's above the right foot,
> looking at page 70 of the assembly manual.  I replaced it with the correct
> length standoff, and the problem is fixed.  Don't know how I missed that on
> assembly!  Shouldn't work tired,  I guess.  Bob - W3DK

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[Edward A. Dauer]

Hmmm . . .   If the parts inventory was accurate at the outset, does this
mean that somewhere inside there is a standoff that’s 1/32 too short?

Sorry about that . . . Someone once said that it’s a lawyer’s job to worry
about things that aren’t going to happen.

Ted, KN1CBR




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>Uhhh .. it seems we all miss *something*, Bob :-)
>Good that it resulted only in "rocking on a flat
>surface" vs. smoke or worse!
>
>73, Phil W7OX

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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Ted,

Since that builder was able to swap the wrong standoff for the right
one, I think the inventory would have been correct, but that builder
simply selected the wrong one during his assembly process.  Not an
uncommon occurrence - no "lawyering" required.
1/32" difference is difficult for some to discern visually - measurement
may be required.

OTOH, if a wrong part was supplied, [hidden email] is available to
provide the right part quickly.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/7/2015 6:54 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
> Hmmm . . .   If the parts inventory was accurate at the outset, does this
> mean that somewhere inside there is a standoff that’s 1/32 too short?
>
> Sorry about that . . . Someone once said that it’s a lawyer’s job to worry
> about things that aren’t going to happen.
>
>

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[Bob Novas]

there's a whole bag  of leftover parts. Kinda  like when I rebuilt my engine.   :)

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> Edward
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> Subject: [Elecraft] K3S rocking on flat surface - SOLVED!
>
> Hmmm . . .   If the parts inventory was accurate at the outset, does this
> mean that somewhere inside there is a standoff that’s 1/32 too short?
>
> Sorry about that . . . Someone once said that it’s a lawyer’s job to worry about
> things that aren’t going to happen.
>
> Ted, KN1CBR
>
>
>
>
> On 12/7/15, 2:36 PM, "[hidden email]"
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> >Message: 22
> >Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 09:43:28 -0800
> >From: Phil Wheeler <[hidden email]>
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> >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3S rocking on flat surface - SOLVED!
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> >Uhhh .. it seems we all miss *something*, Bob :-) Good that it resulted
> >only in "rocking on a flat surface" vs. smoke or worse!
> >
> >73, Phil W7OX
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