#8 ground screw length

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Offline dthong

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on: November 24, 2019, 09:10:54 AM
Hi

The #8 screw that’s used for the ground terminal next to the IEC socket has its thread damaged so that the nut won’t rotate to fix the washer/lug.

Since I live in Australia imperial screw are hard to find. The only #8 screw I could find was 1 inch in length. Is the length of the screw important in this situation?



Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #1 on: November 24, 2019, 09:22:46 AM
That's OK provided the extra screw length doesn't touch anything.

Paul "PB" Birkeland

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