[Elecraft] Eric-WA6HHQ

Mark Bayern plcmark at gmail.com
Fri Oct 2 15:07:58 EDT 2009


I'm wondering if the original question was really about the concentric
knobs. At one point I heard of a few problems ... but usually by the
time I'd anything hear it was, "I'm amazed Elecraft got the new knobs
out to me so quickly!".

Mark  AD5SS




On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
<eric at elecraft.com> wrote:
> We have had excellent reliability with the K3 FP switches - actually
> much better than on past rigs I've owned. Don't forget that many of the
> other K rigs (K1, K2, K3, KX1) have been out there for 8-10 years. We
>
> JIM DAVIS wrote:
>> Question!
>>
>> I've noticed a lot of angst from other K3 customers concerning front-panel mounted "switches" and
>> their habit of "FAILING" as of late!  Is this a "quirk" of manufacturing processes that Elecraft
>> LET slip by OR is it only random and only a few units sent out that were affected???
>>
>> Eventhough I've personally not had any issues at all with my K3 it bothers me none the less that
>> these problems would be unleashed upon customers who have a intrinsic TRUST in your product and
>> spenttheir "HARD-EARNED-$$$$" on your products!


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