[Elecraft] Encoder felt washer

[Jeremiah McCarthy]

>>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.<<

Several years ago I replaced the encoder shaft felt washer with a leather washer cut from an old glove...No more trouble with hairs in the bearing...Leather washers are often used in the drag brake in fishing reels...One could probably get useable leather from several sources, including the tongue of an old shoe...

Jerry, wa2dkg