[Elecraft] K2 Alignment Problem

[George, W5YR]

A major manufacturing QC problem if I ever heard of one . . .

The user should not have to complete the assembly and test of these caps by
rotating them several times to clean off residue accummulated during
manufacture. Such components should be shipped in clean usable condition
ready for installation.

Fortunately, such treatment seems to cure the problem, but it still offends
any QC sensibilities.

72/73, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas   QRP-L 1373 NETXQRP 6       
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DolfinDon@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> The trimmers are of the best quality, but in the manufacturing process some
> form of coating like rosin gets under the spring making contact to the rotor.
> This exercising cleans off this coating. All of them do not require the
> treatment but it does not hurt the trimmer and the working in makes the
> alignment more precise. The trimmer should never need this treatment again.