[Elecraft] K3: machined concentric knobs from Mouser

[Brett Howard]

The word is inexpensive... not cheap!  Those look really nice!  I was
just sitting here wondering if there was a knob that would fit over the
shift, width, speed, and pwr knobs.  I'm not so sure I'd want to mess w/
them too much though as I'd not want the spacing between them to get too
terribly much smaller.  They work well as they are... But that does look
quite good...

~Brett

On Wed, 2009-07-29 at 21:09 -0400, James Sarte wrote:
> Here are two pictures.  I left the bottom RF knob off to give you an idea of
> how well the larger concentric knob slides onto the encoder shaft.  It's
> perfect; no looseness or wiggling.
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> http://jamespaulsarte.com/temp/ham/knob1.jpg
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> http://jamespaulsarte.com/temp/ham/knob2.jpg
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> James K2QI
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> From: AC6JA at aol.com [mailto:AC6JA at aol.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:51 PM
> To: k2qi.nyc at gmail.com; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: machined concentric knobs from Mouser
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> Any way you can post some pictures?
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> Mike AC6JA
> K3 #3215
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> K2 #0028
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> In a message dated 7/29/2009 4:47:44 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> k2qi.nyc at gmail.com writes:
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> I received my machined concentric knobs today from Mouser, and as promised,
> I would write back to the group with my findings.  First of all, the knobs
> are incredibly well made and appear to be anodized black. There is a fat,
> white, indicator stripe on the barrel. There are also two set screws.  The
> knobs fit PERFECTLY on the K3 with absolutely no shimming or modification
> required.  Just take off the old plastic knobs and replace with these.
> 
> The knobs themselves are expensive - somewhere in the neighborhood of 13 or
> 14 dollars per pair, but in my opinion well worth the investment.  The outer
> diameter and length of the knobs themselves are also a tad larger than the
> OEM plastic pieces, making adjustments easier for fat-fingered types.
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> Anyway, this is the part number again for anyone interested: 506-KN5700B1/4
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> The only downside to this is now none of the other knobs match, and all feel
> "cheap" compared to these Mouser units.
> 
> 73 de James K2QI
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