[Elecraft] K3: concern about flexing FP board

[Dave Martin]

I noticed this, too, until I continued with the assembly.  It seems
like there was a little rubber-like bumper on the PC board near the
M>V button which pressed up against the 2D fastener (as I recall) at
the top right of the radio when the front panel is fitted to the rest
of the radio.  This provided enough support for the board to keep the
buttons from moving on my radio.

Dave  W5DHM

On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 6:23 PM, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL <dougzzz at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm wondering if I left something out or what.....
>
>  When tap the VFO A/B button on the front panel, the entire top row of
>  buttons also moves ( keypad numbers 1, 2, 3, V>M, M>V).  You can see
>  it "pivoting" at the anchor point near the right-hand side.  Is this a
>  potential for a future failure?
>
>  I'd like to see an extra "brace" or two behind (or near) the VFO A/B
>  button to make the whole thing more stable.  All this flexing cannot
>  be a good thing.
>
>  Anyone else notice this?
>
>  Comments?
>
>  de Doug KR2Q
>  and no, I am not crunching the button...just tapping it moves everything.
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