[Elecraft] noisy VFO's

[Stewart]

My wife provided me with some smoother felt which I cut into washers.
It is a lot quieter than the horse hair felt washers supplied.

73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:55:54 -0700, Gary D Krause wrote:
> My just built K3 also makes the same noise.  It's the felt washer rubbing
> against the back of the knob.  I was tempted to push the washer down around
> the nut against the front panel but, the manual isn't exactly clear as the
> whether it should be applied this way.  I laid the felt washer on top of the
> nut since the hole is the middle of the washer isn't big enough to go over the
> nut.  Is the felt washer suppose to go around the nut?
>
> Gary, N7HTS
>
>
> On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:40:21 -0800
>  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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