[Elecraft] [K3] AF/RF Knob situation - joined the club Me Too!

[Mike Harris]

G'day,

I regret to say that under magnification (3x) #345 also has cracks 
in the main RX RF Gain knob.

Regards,

Mike VP8NO

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian, G4ILO" <julian.g4ilo at gmail.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] AF/RF Knob situation - joined the club 
Me Too!


>
>
> Don Ehrlich wrote:
>>
>> I have been reading all of this traffic knowing that I have never 
>> had the
>> problem.  Finally, just for the heck of it, I pointed my desk 
>> lamp at my
>> K3
>> and can see clearly the cracks radiating from the hole in the 
>> plastic of
>> the
>> audio gain knob.
>>
> Well would you believe it! I didn't think there was anything wrong 
> with the
> knobs on #222 and I was just being my usual "pain in the ass" (in 
> the
> opinion of some people) because I was concerned I might have a 
> knob failure
> eventually. Then "just for the heck of it" I put my magnifying 
> headset on to
> examine the knobs more closely. The first three were OK but when I 
> examined
> the RF/SQL SUB outer knob there is a hairline crack going from the 
> set screw
> hole straight back. You wouldn't know it by turning the knob but 
> the crack
> is clearly visible and can be closed by squeezing the knob (which 
> has now
> made it a bit loose.)
>
> I will be contacting Elecraft Parts for a replacement set but no 
> apologies
> to those who would like to believe there isn't a problem and this 
> thread
> would end, I think the extent of this issue will be a revelation 
> to many
> people. Check your knobs with a magnifier - you might be 
> surprised!
>
> -----
> Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392  K3 #222.