[Elecraft] K3 static electricity

[Steve Ellington]

I'll get the ohmmeter after it tomorrow and find out if the vfo shaft is 
actually grounded. Serial #410 but the FP is almost new. I didn't have this 
problem last winter so the new FP must need some attention. 73
Steve
N4LQ
N4LQ at carolina.rr.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg - AB7R" <ab7r at cablespeed.com>
To: "KM5Q" <km5q at mac.com>; <'Eric at mailman.qth.net>; 
<Swartz at mailman.qth.net>; <- at mailman.qth.net>; <WA6HHQ at mailman.qth.net>; 
"Elecraft'" <eric at elecraft.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 static electricity


>I email'd him when he first posted to check for good bare metal contact 
>with the inside
> tooth washer on the encoder shaft behind the FP.  Never heard back.
>
> -------------------------
> 73,
> Greg - AB7R
> Whidbey Island WA
> NA-065
>
>
> On Tue Dec  1 15:00 , "Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft"  sent:
>
>>I've asked our support guys to contact him. This usually only is a
>>problem on very earlyK3s where the inside area of the front panel sheet
>>metal was not masked off when powder coated. That resulted in leaving
>>the VFO encoder shaft un-grounded. Its possible one of the newer FP
>>sheet metal pieces slipped through our QC inspection with this.
>>
>>73, Eric
>>
>>====
>>KM5Q wrote:
>>> Hold on a moment Steve. Before you buy a humidifier, let me suggest
>>> that something appears to be ungrounded internally as you suggest. My
>>> shack is in an unhumidified work space in New Mexico. I can generate a
>>> good bit of static if I wear a fleece sweater and slide just so on my
>>> office chair. I've zapped against my K3 many times (it's grounded of
>>> course) and it's never once caused a reaction.
>>>
>>> You might want to ask the factory. I think you have a problem.
>>>
>>> Windy KM5Q
>>>
>>>
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