[Elecraft] noisy VFO's

[Keith Heimbold]

My newly acquired K3 makes this VFO noise as well for the VFO A knob. It is only annoying when I have the headphones off. 

Keith

Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos

On Dec 13, 2011, at 8:28 AM, "Ron D'Eau Claire" <ron at cobi.biz> wrote:

> That's something entirely new, Natan, and not normal for a K3. The pad
> between the knob and the front panel should be nothing but a soft felt
> washer, virtually noiseless as the knob turns. 
> 
> Is there anything else there?
> 
> If not, recommend that you drop an e-mail to K3support (at) Elecraft (dot)
> com. You'll get a quick response. 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Ron AC7AC
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Natan Huffman
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 8:03 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] noisy VFO's
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Last Friday I took delivery of a new K3 along with a P3 and lots of
> accessories including Fred Cady's book on the K3.  Only problem to date is
> "noisy" VFO knobs.  The technique to lessen drag does decrease or eliminate
> the noise which sounds like fingernails dragged across a chalk board and I
> do find that noise most objectionable.
> Of course I can free myself of the noise by backing off the knobs but I'm
> left with no noise, and no drag at all.  So my choices are no noise, or no
> drag.  No drag leaves me with a
> surprisingly free turning VFO knobs that is problematical and proper drag
> leaves me with that horrible scraping which for me is simply intolerable.
> 
> Has anyone come up with this same problem and has found proper mitigation
> solution?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> 
> Natan W6XR, C6AXR, VS6KR
> Freeville, NY
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