[Elecraft] K3 #764 experience and critique

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Great comments, Windy!

I am mystified about why your VFO A encoder shaft would not be perpendicular
to the front panel. There's something wrong there!  

So far, all the cases of a "loose" headphone washer that I've seen were
because the front panel pc board wasn't completely seated in the front panel
sheet metal. Rather, one edge of the microphone connector is binding in the
hole in the sheet metal, keeping the board from fitting all the way against
the panel. The Front Panel pc board will flex quite easily when the screws
are tightened and it doesn't take to cause the washer on the nearby PHONES
jack to be loose. Figure 37 shows exactly how the microphone connector
should appear when it's properly seated. The text at the top of page 29
describes how to seat it properly if it is binding. 

Lots of bold face/capitals, etc., make reading the steps harder and make
missing other important information likely. The right way to get things in
the correct order is to write them in the correct order. If you could point
out any places where the sequence was not correct, I'd appreciate the input.

In any case, it's always good practice to read a step completely before
attempting to do it.

Ron AC7AC