[Elecraft] noisy VFO's

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

Is there felt behind the knobs?    73, Guy.

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Keith Heimbold <ag6az at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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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