[Elecraft] K1 Loose Control Knobs

[Don Wilhelm]

The shafts on those controls can become worn where the shaft exits the 
body of the control, and that will allow an excessive amount of 'wobble' 
in the shaft and knob.  The solution is to replace the controls.  The 
VFO pot was improved a year or so ago, so if you have to older one with 
the blue body, the new one will be better and last a lot longer.

Another temporary solution is to remove the knobs and add some sort of 
washer (like a properly sized O-ring) between the panel and the knob.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/9/2012 1:17 PM, Christopher Bowne wrote:
> I have been using my K1 mobile for  about a year and a half now, and am noticing
> that the 3 main controls - volume, RIT/XIT, and the main tuning control are now
> fairly loose and wiggle about a bit when I am operating them. They don't seem to
> be moving together like the circuit board that they are mounted on is loose, but
> I may be wrong on that.  Any ideas on tightening them up?  I did not build this
> radio, so I am not too familiar with what goes on inside it yet.
>