[Elecraft] A happy K2 post - for a change......

[Stephen W. Kercel]

My K2 developed this same exact problem. Extracting the felt bits put 
everything right.

73,

Steve Kercel
AA4AK


At 11:36 PM 1/24/2008, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>David, G3TJP wrote:
>
>I'd been unhappy with the stiffness of my K2's rotary encoder for a while,
>so when a replacement unit was provided by Scott, I thought it was time for
>a makeover of my fully loaded K2/100.
>
>-----------------------------
>
>Check that stiff encoder very carefully. It may be fine AFTER you carefully
>unwind some bits of the felt from the bearing and it'll be a FB spare.
>
>My old K2 developed that problem several months after I built it. Looking
>closely I could see some bits of the felt hairs caught in the C-ring and
>bearing. I carefully tugged gently on each hair with tweezers while turning
>the shaft in the direction needed to unwind each one and, after removing
>several of them suddenly the encoder ran free again.
>
>Then I used a bit of "superglue" seal the inside edge of the hole in the
>felt washer so other threads wouldn't get entangled and replaced it. I never
>had the problem again.
>
>Ron AC7AC
>
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