I know how to put self taping or self threading screws back in. I own and use
a torque scrwedriver. ( A job in my former life required me to use one to
prevent snaping off nylon screws. ) The trick of turning the screw in reverse
until the thread drops back into the original grove is not unknown to me
either. The small inexpensive MFJ (MFJ?!) 9420 uses PIM nuts on its case. If
MFJ can do it ( and they are known for cutting just about every corner known to
modern quality control. ), why not TenTec? If Icom, Kenwood, Yeasu, my
el'cheapo $59.00 no name throw a way VCR use machine screws to hold the cabinet
on among other things, so should TenTec. If machine screws were not needed,
you can bet they would not be used by Yaecomwood and others.
Randy KB8ASO
p.s. Get rid of the gold trim. Makes the thing look like a $9.95 rent to own
stereo.
>>>>What a disappointment to see TenTec using the same el'cheapo fasteners
that they used on the Jupiter.
>I have an old Omni C, a five year old Omni VI Plus >and an 18 month old
>Pegasus. I have in the past had a Triton IV Digital >for five years and the
>great Argo 556 for about four years. On all these >radios I never striped
>one of the fasteners.
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