[Elecraft] Encoder felt washer

[drewko1 at verizon.net]

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:58:03 -0500 (EST), k4ia wrote:

>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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>k4ia
>Craig  "Buck"
>Fredericksburg, Virginia
>K3 #101
>

I've been surprised that after all the dial spinning my rig has
endured there has been no noticeable change in the drag. I thought it
would have required re-adjustment by now. Felt (wool) is good stuff! I
think it would be good to have felt washers under the other knobs on
the K2.

73,
Drew
AF2Z