Elecraft T1 Assembly Manual - Manual (Page 25)

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On the inside of the enclosure top cover, use your flush cutters to remove any plastic webbing on the
side of the screw housings toward the holes (See Figure 17). The wide round shoulders are okay, but any
excess plastic toward the LED and switch holes will strike the control board and keep the top and bottom
covers from closing properly.
BEFORE AFTER
REMOVE FLASHING FROM BOTH SCREW HOUSINGS
TRIM OFF EXCESS
WITH FLUSH CUTTERS
Figure 17. Removing Excess Plastic From Enclosure Top Cover.
Place the tuner PC board assembly in the enclosure bottom cover as follows. Tilt the board assembly
and position the stereo jack in the opening in the side of the bottom cover, then lay the board assembly
down flat in the cover. It is normally a tight fit over the molded screw housings so that it may “snap” into
place. Be sure the red and black wires attached to the control board are not caught under the boards.
Slide the end plate over the end of the BNC connectors with the ground nut facing away from the PC
board. Lift up on the end plate and raise the end of the PC board enough to position the end plate in the
groove at the end of the cover, then reseat the entire PC board assembly back into the lower cover.
Solder the black ground wire attached to the main PC board to the ground post solder lug. Do not
touch the end with your soldering iron. If needed, bend the end of the solder lug away from the end plate.
Route the black wire leading from the control board between the red and yellow LEDs and around to
the wide battery terminal as shown in Figure 18. Tuck the wire down against the main PCB were it crosses
to the side, then push it down into the slot between the end of the battery compartment and the side of the
bottom cover. The ridge along the edge of the bottom cover fits into a slot in top cover, so the wires must
leave a space clear for the top to fit down over the ridge.
PUSH BOTH WIRES
AS DEEP AS POSSIBLE
INTO SLOT
TUCK BLACK WIRE
DOWN TO MAIN PCB
ENSURE WIRES
GO ALONGSIDE
SCREW HOUSING
WHERE THEY
WON’T BE PINCHED
WHEN THE COVER
IS INSTALLED
Figure 18. Routing Battery Wires.