[Elecraft] Knob shaft and pot issues

[Stan Rife]

    The gritty-ness is not a problem...you are actually feeling the 
detents in the encoder. These are encoders and not pots. I had never 
noticed the slight side to side movement of the shafts.

   Stan Rife
W5EWA
Houston, TX
K2 SN 4216
K3 SN 0690


G4ILO wrote:
> Bob K9PAG wrote:
>   
>> 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?  I sure would hate to be
>> living overseas, missing US nuts and screws, and waiting for the next boat
>> to arrive with needed parts.  Moral: Next time I will buy a radio that is
>> fully assembled.
>>
>>     
> My four dual function knobs move from side to side a bit and I suppose they
> could be described as gritty when turned. I hadn't considered it a problem.
> They do the job.
>
> I did have a faulty internal shield and a faceplate for the KIO module that
> was stencilled on the wrong side. Elecraft sent replacements which arrived
> in about a week. Fortunately neither of these were show stoppers. I agree
> it's frustrating, but mistakes happen. I still would rather have had the
> experience of assembling the K3 than avoid these minor issues by having it
> ready built.
>
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