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Enclosure wrong size

 

I either got the wrong enclosure or the wrong main board for a QCX+.? The board is much wider than the enclosure.? There is a line on the board which is the size the board should have been, but nothing mentioned about cutting the board to make it fit.? Besides I don't have the tools to cut it.? Instructions say it should slide right into the enclosure.? Anyone else experienced this.? Other than one capacitor missing this is the only problem so far.
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From the manual:
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The PCB may be supplied with 1/4-inch / 5mm approx of blank PCB strips along one or more edges; these are part of the manufacturing process during which the PCBs are assembled on a larger panel. Simply snap the waste strip off with finger-and-thumb or pliers.
 

Dudley,
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Is that "line" cut into the board?? Is there a similar score on cut into the board on the opposite side?
If so, it is a remanent of the manufacturing process, used to hold the board when going through the machine
that places and solders down all the surface mount parts.??
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Just snap that rail off, perhaps using a pair of pliers.
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Jerry, KE7ER
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On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 07:07 AM, Dudley - N4CDH wrote:

I either got the wrong enclosure or the wrong main board for a QCX+.? The board is much wider than the enclosure.? There is a line on the board which is the size the board should have been, but nothing mentioned about cutting the board to make it fit.? Besides I don't have the tools to cut it.? Instructions say it should slide right into the enclosure.? Anyone else experienced this.? Other than one capacitor missing this is the only problem so far.
 

Hi Dudley,
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You just need to snap off the extra off cut. You will probably find that the? mini board where the 3.5mm sockets are mounted to has a similar extra bit. You just need to snap that off as well.
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Mel. M0KMD
 

Dudley,
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From page 8 of the rev3 QMX assembly manual:
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14)? PCBs may be supplied with a 5mm empty “rail” down one or more sides. This is an
artefact of manufacturing and should be removed. It should snap off gently with
careful application pliers or even with firm force from your fingers.?
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Jerry, KE7ER
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On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 07:19 AM, Jerry Gaffke wrote:

Dudley,
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Is that "line" cut into the board?? Is there a similar score on cut into the board on the opposite side?
If so, it is a remanent of the manufacturing process, used to hold the board when going through the machine
that places and solders down all the surface mount parts.??
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Just snap that rail off, perhaps using a pair of pliers.
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Jerry, KE7ER
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On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 07:07 AM, Dudley - N4CDH wrote:
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I either got the wrong enclosure or the wrong main board for a QCX+.? The board is much wider than the enclosure.? There is a line on the board which is the size the board should have been, but nothing mentioned about cutting the board to make it fit.? Besides I don't have the tools to cut it.? Instructions say it should slide right into the enclosure.? Anyone else experienced this.? Other than one capacitor missing this is the only problem so far.
 

Sorry all who answered. ?Guess I missed reading about the rail and tried to look for my message and erase but it wasn’t listed at the time. ?My 82 year old eyes finally saw the indentations on both sides and took pliers and snapped them off. ?Sorry for needless post.
 

Hey Dudley,?
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The capacitors are trained to hide in the knobs on these kits. Look in the cavity where the shaft goes. I have three of the QMX series kits and have experienced capacitors in the shaft cavity on all three.?

73
Dick
W4PID
 

As a lurker with a QMX+ kit in a sealed box waiting behind a few other projects, "The capacitors are trained to hide in the knobs on these kits" is exactly the sort of nugget I'm looking for!
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Thanks, Dick!
 

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Dudley,

Your post was not “needless”. ?There are new member to this list every day and rehashing some of the common issues helps to bring new members up to speed. These things happen and we only get answers when the question is asked. ?And some of us 80 year olds need to see it a couple of times to have it stick. Ha! ?

This is a hobby and hobbies have new starts at all ages and abilities. ?I have been following this list for years and continue to learn or re learn things that I should have known from my 65 years in this hobby. ?Rehashing an issue or problem helps us slow learners get with the program.

Dave K8WPE


On Mar 28, 2025, at 8:06?AM, Dudley - N4CDH via groups.io <dudleyhenderson@...> wrote:

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Sorry all who answered. ?Guess I missed reading about the rail and tried to look for my message and erase but it wasn’t listed at the time. ?My 82 year old eyes finally saw the indentations on both sides and took pliers and snapped them off. ?Sorry for needless post.

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