Keith, I had the same problem with the USB cable. The 90 degree left or right would not come close to working, a right angle up or down worked great.You need 9/16 inches between the female USB shell and the pot for it to fit if you install it and then install the pot. Just have to spend a little more time looking as they are less common.
On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 2:24 PM, Keith VE7GDH <ve7gdh@...> wrote:
I installed a 10-turn tuning pot yesterday. I borrowed a knob with a "spinner" from an old Drake VFO. It is nice to use, but it's too close to the PTT (toggle to talk) switch. I keep bumping the tuning knob. I'll be changing back to a smaller knives. The shaft on the tuning pot is 1/4" (6.35mm) and not 6mm. It's much more difficult finding a knob that I like that fits a .25" shaft.
Oh yes… the 90° USB cable doesn't fit between the Raduino and the tuning pot. On the next one, I'll change the spacing.