[Elecraft] K3 Board Flex

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

sounds like that's not fitted correctly - the flange on the connector  
should be a very snug fit in the front panel hole.
Mine was so tight, I had to remove some of the paint from the rim of  
the hole at the back
-- 
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On 26 Mar 2008, at 18:32, G4ILO wrote:
>
>
> Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>>
>> That amount of movement wasn't enough to concern me at all. I'm not  
>> aware
>> of
>> the button movement when operating the rig. I've seen boards in  
>> aircraft
>> systems that flexed at least that much with the vibration inherent in
>> flight, hour after hour, year after year, with no deleterious  
>> effects.
>>
>> Still, Doug noticed it in his K3 and came up with a solution in  
>> true Ham
>> style that works for him. But, like many things, it's more like a  
>> matter
>> of
>> personal preference than anything else.
>>
>> I certainly don't consider it a defect in the K3.
>>
> I noticed it too, and didn't consider it significant.
>
> I am more concerned about the amount you can wiggle the mic  
> connector. It is
> not locked to the metal front panel so the whole rigidity comes from  
> the PCB
> it is attached to. If you accidentally bashed the mic plug while  
> moving
> something on the desktop it seems to me you could possibly damage  
> the front
> panel board.