[TenTec] 301 kit question

[Robert]

I did exactly the same thing.. I received a bad encoder the first time 
around, and when the second one came in, I had an extra nut to work with.. 
I went to the hardware store and bought 4 or 5 of their heaviest sinker 
weights, pounded them flat with a hammer,  and, glued them to the inside 
bottom of the case.... Works like a champ...

At 12:52 PM 11/14/99 , you wrote:
>Robert wrote:
>
> > i went to a terminal strip Radio Shack sells them...
> > I also used R/S part # 278-777 4 conductor double shielded wire, a little
> > stiff, but works great at 30 feet.. I was told this was a discontinued
> > item, you may want to try for some other version if you cant find that 
> one...
> >
>
>Robert,
>
>I got the 301 kit built today and it works great.  I followed what most others
>seem to have done and used a terminal strip too ..... and I did find 30' 
>coils of
>the Radio Shack 278-777 4 conductor double shield wire at one of my local
>Shack's..... how'd I miss this stuff before ? <grin>.
>
>I didn't add weight in the base on mine..... seems fine the way it is.  I did
>notice that the knob was real high when the encoder was installed with the 
>parts
>it came with it and that made it look pretty odd.  So high in fact that 
>the turn
>adjustment resistance couldn't work.  So I added another nut to the 
>encoder shaft
>and lowered the encoder into the case so the top nut is about flush with 
>the end
>of the threaded part of the encoder.  Now it looks better and the turn 
>resistance
>adjustment works.  All in all a VERY useful device..... glad I bought it 
>!   Now
>if I can get Ten-Tec to send me a logo to put in the two small holes in 
>front It
>will look pretty "factory".  Did you lower yours flush too ?
>
>73
>--
>Michael Melland, W9WIS
>Winneconne, Wisconsin, USA
>FISTS #4387, 10-10 #69281, QRP-L #1656,
>QRP-ARCI #9875, AK/QRP #478, NorCal,
>NJ-QRP #214, Cheeseheads QRP Club
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