[Elecraft] K2 encoder question

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Hello All,

Just got to the stage of completing the FP of K2 #6998. I'm wondering how much
resistance in turning the encoder shaft is "normal" on the K2?  Even without the
felt washer, there is quite a bit of friction turning the shaft of my encoder -
it's very smooth, but there's no way I could "spin" it very much.  If I give it
a flick (hard), the VFO knob will turn maybe 3/4 of a turn at the most.

This is much "stiffer" than, say my IC746pro encoder knob which I'm used to, so
I'm just wondering what's normal for the K2 encoder.  I saw a video on You Tube
of a guy with a K2 and he was having no trouble spinning up and down the band
with a few revolutions per flick of the VFO knob, but he had a different knob to
the stock K2, so maybe that makes a difference too.

Just wondering.

Thanks,
John
VK7JB



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