Star lock washers and nylon shoulder washers

[curlyfryneves]

Hey guys, I realize this may be a silly question,

I received my replacement parts today. It appears the one star lock washer I found (I thought I dropped them in my garage) has a slightly bigger hole than the three I got in the mail today; my dad had some spares lying around that resembled the parts I needed, so I picked it up and assumed it was one Bottlehead sent me that I had dropped. It's more like a 9 or an 8 with a bigger hole and eight teeth. I also found a star lockwasher that has the same size hole as the stock one, but with a slightly smaller overall diameter and eight teeth instead of nine. If I were to use this slightly bigger or smaller star lockwasher, they shouldn't notably affect current, insulation or anything; it shouldn't be a problem, right?

Also, one of my nylon shoulder washers came with a bit of it broken off. I assumed it was okay to use, so I didn't ask replacement parts for another one. Below is a picture. Is it still okay to use?

 

[Paul Birkeland]

That nylon insulator will work just as well with the little bit taken out of it.  Sometimes even our star lockwashers have some variations from washer to washer.  Provided the #8 transformer screw passes through the washer you have and it's not so big that the washer sits outside of the profile of the transformer itself, there shouldn't be any problems.

 

[curlyfryneves]

Awesome, I'm good to go then. Thanks, Paul.