[Elecraft] Knob shaft and pot issues

[Joe Malloy]

K3 #584 must have had the old audio pots which are fantastic -- they 
have a solid feel to them and coupled with the knobs (which sorta add to 
the old-timey flavor) it reminds me of knobs on my Drake 2B or an old 
Hallicrafters radio!

Joe, W2RBA


KM5Q wrote:
> My #764 wasn't missing anything. I'm left with an extra pile of spare 
> hardware, so I could have dropped a tiny screw and been OK.
> My dual-pots have only slight play. They turn smoothly. I think they 
> switched vendor and should watch for this!
>
> My rig worked fine at first power-up.
>
> Windy KM5Q
>
>
>> Bob K9PAG wrote:
>> Mon, 05 May 2008 10:10:27 -0700
>>
>> My kit K3 #818 came with the shafts on the four small dual function 
>> knobs
>> lose and the associated pots feeling like they were gritty when turned.
>> Sure not as smooth and nice as my ICOM 746!  Wonder how many #800 units
>> experienced this problem or is it just me?   The lose shafts and gritty
>> feeling when turned reminds me of cheap volume controls on a Chinese 
>> radio.
>> And how many have experienced a DOA KSYN3 (synthesizer) board in your 
>> kit?
>> In addition, how many of you have experienced missing hardware in 
>> your kit
>> making it difficult to complete?