May not have been properly seated when you tightened it, and when it did seat, then the nut was loose.
On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 5:01 PM, W5UXH <[email protected]> wrote: > I used a small wrench and would guess I applied a reasonable amount of > torque. Of course there is the question of why it came loose in the first > place. > > Thanks, > > Chuck, W5UXH > > > > Guy, K2AV wrote: >> >> If you have one of those smallish 3 to 4 inch open end wrenches that >> fit the nut exactly, torquing it by putting pressure on other end of >> wrench with pinky finger only, can tighten it permanently with no >> danger to any component. >> >> Long term operation of VFO B without that nut tightened properly is a >> greater threat to physical integrity of components behind the panel. >> >> 73 & GL >> Guy >> >> > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-VFO-B-mechanical-clicking-tp6626860p6627703.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
