[Elecraft] Weighted Tuning Knobs - Any Consequence?

[Chuck Guenther]

I too believe the jury is still out concerning the long-term wear and tear
on the Elecraft encoders caused by the use of extra heavy knobs.

The original knobs spin just fine on my K3; besides I'm doing more
QSY's these days from the P3.

73,
Chuck Guenther  NI0C
K2, K3


Don Wilhem, W3FPR, wrote:

"I do worry about the long term durability of the encoders with quite
heavy knobs, although I have not seen a K2 or a K3 that showed signs of
encoder failure (yet).  I had bought a couple of those old National
knobs and gear boxes that had a worn elliptical shaft from extensive use
and the dial would have "hard spots" in its rotation, so they were not
immune to problems either."