[Elecraft] K3 Broken AF knob and bad service to geta replacement.

[Wayne Burdick]

I may be biased (I designed the K3's knobs, switches, LCD, and  
packaging with intent to have everything match, aesthetically), but I  
strongly recommend *not* changing the knobs to anything else.

If you're only doing it because you have one that's defective, please  
request a replacement from Elecraft. We had a batch manufactured with  
the wrong material, and I thought we had sent replacements to all  
affected K3 owners, but perhaps not.

If you're doing it because you'd like machined aluminum knobs rather  
than plastic, send me a private email telling me how much you'd be  
willing to pay for a complete set of them :)  It is certainly possible  
to have them made from aluminum, but the cost would be dramatically  
higher. Off the top of my head I'm guessing it would have added  
$150-200 to the cost of the radio.

Mouser aluminum knobs (or any other off-the-shelf knobs) will not  
match the K3. I'd rather design new ones from scratch.

But I personally like the molded plastic knobs, which are easy on the  
fingers.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


Paul at N4LCD.com wrote:

>> To be honest I don't think they suit the look of the K3. They don't  
>> even
>> match the other knobs. It might be a solution in ten years time  
>> when a knob
>> breaks and Elecraft doesn't make them any more, but that's the  
>> situation I'd
>> really like to avoid.