So, if you put the lock washer behind the panel, what keeps the hex nut on
the front from chewing up the finish as it is tightened directly against the
paint? Or do you hand tighten it, then torque the nut behind the panel?
Dave Bradley
Principal Software Engineer
Engineering Animation, Inc.
daveb@... > I am happy to report that these puppies hold up extremely well >>>>IF<<<<<
> you follow
> my directions: these have a longer threaded bushing ∗on purpose∗. You put
> the first hex nut
> on the bushing ∗but NOT touching the base of the switch∗!! In other words,
> unlike the panel pots
> where we thread the nut until it is touching the body of the pot, we want
> the nut about 3 turns
> OFF the base of the switch. The bushing is long enough to then add a
> lockwasher, pass it thru the hole
> (thankfully uses the exact same hole!!) and the apply aforementioned
> MOTM/ISO 9009 test.
>
> Free VCO kit to the person who correct analyzes the
> aforementioned paragraph
> on why it is done
> this way. OK, no free VCO kit but satisfaction in engineering
> problem-solving.
>