D2415k

[hlaari]

Hi Ari,

Thank you.
Are you sure of that? It looks much bigger than what I measured.

Yes, I think so, just buy one bolt and try him?

[macaroonie]

The mounting screws are item no. 48. This is a snip from the VTX20 service doc.

I take it that the 1/4" screws mount the plate to the waveguide




The solution to the puzzle for anyone in Europe stuck finding the correct screw is :

803-13014-06


SCR, 8-32 X 3/8, FLT, HEX DR, BLK, ALLOY

[hlaari]

The mounting screws are item no. 48. This is a snip from the VTX20 service doc.

I take it that the 1/4" screws mount the plate to the waveguide




The solution to the puzzle for anyone in Europe stuck finding the correct screw is :

803-13014-06


SCR, 8-32 X 3/8, FLT, HEX DR, BLK, ALLOY

Ok, great at you did find the right size

[dn92]

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[macaroonie]

Ok, great at you did find the right size

That is the correct spec. and part number

I know it's a wonky system . One day the US will wake up and start using metric

[1audiohack]

...One day the US will wake up and start using metric

Do you really think we don’t?

Using both keeps the tool companies busy.

Barry.

[sguttag]

There are two types of countries. Those that have been to the moon and those that use the metric system

In truth, it all depends on what industry you are in as to how you measure things. Heck, in my industry, cinema, we've always measured width in metric but length in imperial. Think about it. It is 35mm film but shot/consumed in footage!

Back when I was in college (quite some time ago now), one of my Engineering profs felt that what was keeping "SAE" units was the 1/4-20 fastener. While still popular, I'm sure metric fasteners has encroached on its dominance. And in Digital cinema, just about everything is metric now.

That said, the D2430K uses 1/4-20 fasteners and I'd presume the D2415K (I haven't used that one yet).

[hlaari]

[QUOTE=sguttag;415190]There are two types of countries. Those that have been to the moon and those that use the metric system


Do you really think at someone have been on the moon?

[1audiohack]

[QUOTE=hlaari;415192]

There are two types of countries. Those that have been to the moon and those that use the metric system


Do you really think at someone have been on the moon?

Topic swerve!!

I do.

Barry.

[Ian Mackenzie]

I think it’s more about tooling and the business impact of a change to metric
Then there is the busines impact on the industry user with product.

I don’t think they were bargaining on too many diy guys getting in on the act.

Having done a stint in business platform transformation l can tell you “change” has lots of consequences directly and indirectly. People are so accustomed to a standard practice they are on autopilot.

[dn92]

As long as it fixes two pieces together we don't care.
But for us in EU it might be impossible to find some models of imperial units screws as they are simply not available. The online shops having them available are not delivering outside USA. In USA as you have both you don't care. But imagine you want to test a compression driver coming from EU (BMS, 18s, Faital....) and the screws to attach them were not available.

PS: It is better to go to the Moon/Mars and beyond alltogether

[Ian Mackenzie]

I have the Bolt shop within 15 Km

Email and PayPal are a powerful thing for diy

[hlaari]

As long as it fixes two pieces together we don't care.
But for us in EU it might be impossible to find some models of imperial units screws as they are simply not available. The online shops having them available are not delivering outside USA. In USA as you have both you don't care. But imagine you want to test a compression driver coming from EU (BMS, 18s, Faital....) and the screws to attach them were not available.

PS: It is better to go to the Moon/Mars and beyond alltogether

I am totally agree with you
this was just small of topic answer from me

[pos]

I have 8-32 UNC scew here and I can confirm they do not fit.
Could it be 8-36 UNF screws? Could JBL spec sheet possibly be wrong?...
http://www.carbidedepot.com/formulas-tap-standard.htm

As for getting imperial screws in Europe, I have had great success with this German webshop in the past:
http://www.zollshop.de

So if the thread is actually 8-36 UNF here is what I will get:
http://www.zollshop.de/de/zollschrau...hskantschraube
http://www.zollshop.de/de/zollwerkze...ssel-9-64-zoll

Here are the 8-32 UNC I tried:
http://www.zollshop.de/de/zollschrau...pty-2/-empty-6
Does not fit by hand past the first fraction of millimeter.
Anything I might have overlooked?

[dn92]

"Does not fit by hand past the first fraction of millimeter"

Did you try with metric screews ?