[Elecraft] K3 #6150

[Phil LaMarche]

I have the weighted black knobs on my K3 and love them.  So nice to turn.

Philip LaMarche

 
727-944-3226
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 www.w9dvm.com
K3 # 1605
KPA500 # 029
P3 #1480

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-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Gilbert
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 2:17 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 #6150


I certainly agree with your overall sentiment.   It beats me why 
Elecraft would continue to use a parts vendor that produces knobs with 
such horrible quality control.   Three years is a ridiculous amount of 
time for any supplier to get its act together.

My AF/RF knobs had the cracking problem, and while Elecraft did quickly
replace them I bought the machined aluminum knobs from Mouser anyway and I
love them.  They have a very solid feel to them and I actually like the fact
that they stick out.  They don't stick out any more than the main VFO knob,
and since I am right handed they are easier for my hand to quickly access
past the other four small knobs.

73,
Dave   AB7E

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of NZ8J
> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 1:04 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 #6150
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> K3/100 kit sn 6150 arrived yesterday just in time for the weekend.  
> Took my time today and it went together in about 8 hours, with no 
> significant issues. Everything worked according to the manual as I 
> expected. There is one issue that is somewhat irritating though.  The 
> AF and RF knobs cannot be "nested" as they should be to fit properly. 
> In order to be able to turn the AF gain or RF gain without having them 
> catch on the larger respective SUB knobs they have to be pulled out so 
> they won't catch. They are visibly out of alignment.
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> A quick search of the archives revealed a rather long 2 /1/2 year old 
> thread about some defective knobs.  The gist of the thread was not so 
> much about them cracking or breaking as some had experienced, it was 
> because they were "off center" and would not allow for a proper 
> installation. Apparently whatever the issue was, it is still there 2 
> 1/2 years later as the one I received yesterday has the same problem.
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> It's hard to understand how a product can be so well designed and the 
> manufacturing tolerances so close (take the cabinet parts and pieces 
> as one example) but yet something as seemingly simple as a plastic 
> knob some 2 1/2 years after an in-depth discussion that Elecraft was 
> part of are still being manufactured and delivered out of tolerance. I 
> don't have a problem with the intended look or feel of the knobs, I 
> think they are fine, just the fact they turn out so badly in many 
> cases and detract from the end product.
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> I was having a lot of fun putting this together today until I got to 
> the part where I installed the knobs, big disappointment!
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> I have a set of the Mouser  machined aluminum knobs and although they 
> are smooth and have a nice feel they just don't match the rest of the 
> knobs to my liking, I wonder if anyone has come up with an alternative 
> to the Mouser knobs?
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> Tim
> NZ8J
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> K3 - 6150
> P3- 1775
> KPA500 - 618
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