[Elecraft] K3 front panel encoders

[SA2CIR]

Thanks for informative pictures and writing! Yesterday the SPEED/MIC control
of my four months old K3 started acting like a scratchy potentiometer with
intermittent contact. I got quick response from Elecraft’s support and am
now preparing for a soldering operation similar to the one described.

What bothers me is that during the first 10 seconds or so after switching on
the K3 the turning response of this encoder is perfectly ok, and then starts
to degrade. This behavior repeats every time I boot it up. How come? The
pushbutton function works all the time. Soldering on the circuit board of
course involves some risk. Could the present encoder perhaps be resurrected
in some way, avoiding replacement?

Yes, I could send in the rig for warranty repairs but time and costs for
shipping back and forth over the Atlantic are not insignificant.

73, Rickard / SA2CIR

N5NA wrote
> This thread prompted me to replace my CMP/PWR encoder which has been a 
> problem for several years.  When I ordered the encoder Elecraft 
> recommended replacing all four.  The encoders are only $3.34 each plus 
> $3.50 for shipping.
> 
> I took a few pictures and wrote up what I did at 
> http://www.n5na.net/s9y/index.php?/archives/26-Replacing-Elecraft-K3-Push-Button-Encoders.html
> <http://www.n5na.net/s9y/index.php?/archives/26-Replacing-Elecraft-K3-Push-Button-Encoders.html>  
> 
> 73, Alan N5NA





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