[Elecraft] Encoder felt washer

David Ferrington, M0XDF M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk
Fri Jan 25 12:07:51 EST 2008


Some kind of air flow control in Ft-2000 - I seem to remember.


On 25/1/08 16:58, "K4IA at aol.com" <K4IA at aol.com> sent:

> Thanks for the tip.  I personally am not a  fan of the felt washer solution
> in either the K2 or the K3.  Not only for  the reason you state, but it also
> seems like it must wear out eventually or get  rubbed down smooth so it
> doesn't 
> provide friction.  It just seems "Mickey  Mouse" as we used to say.  Leather
> might be a longer lasting answer but I  have got to wonder if there isn't a
> higher tech way of doing this?  How is  it done in other rigs that have
> adjustable drag?

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