[Elecraft] K3 feeling of knobs and switches

[AB3EN]

What you describe would indicate a problem. The switches should all operate
with very little pressure and the knobs are all responsive and smooth
acting. I would check your front panel install and make sure that the left
side is installed correctly. In particular the mic and phone and encoder
install as well as the pins. Everything should line up and fully seat
without undue force.

de AB3EN 


Per Brix, OZ5ABO wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have just received new my K3/100-F last Thursday (ser 2334). Impressions
> so far are good in comparison with my IC-7700.
> 
> I do, however, have to observations of which I (as a K3 newbie) would like
> to have some comments on. 
> 
> Mode Switch:
> It takes only a very light push to activate the "up" function. Now,
> activating the "down"/ALT is a very different story as I have to
> push/press *very* hard to activate this side of the switch. It then
> sometimes take me to the next mode and sometimes to the reverse function
> (i.e. CW => CW REV). Actually I mainly succeed with my intentions if I fix
> the radio to the table with one hand and push/press the button hard with
> the other. 
> 
> Width Knob:
> Adjusting the BW up or down is rather "unstable". If I turn the knob
> slowly (say, I want to adjust the BW from 0,60 to 0,50 during a QSO) I
> sometimes turn the knob for up to ½ round before anything happens. To
> ensure action I then have to turn the knob faster but that disables me to
> do fine tuning of the BW as it then jumps quickly down. 
> 
> On the other hand, if I operate at for instance 2,0 in BW and wants to
> adjust to 1,0 then I turn quickly on the knob. But its not unsual that the
> BW stops adjusting while I am still turning the knob. I have the SUB
> display set to read out the AMPs and while turning the Width Knob the SUB
> display returns to AMP's and shows an increase form the usual 0,89 amp to
> 2,6 amps. Then I stop turning the knob, the reading returns to 0,89 amps
> and I can once again activate the Width knob and continue reducing the BW.
> 
> All other switches and knobs on my K3 behaves very steady in action.
> 
> Does this equals your own observations on your K3?
> 
> Vy 73s de OZ5ABO, Per
> 
> 
> 
> 


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