[Elecraft] K2 main encoder wanted

[Bob G3PJT]

Hi everyone

I have managed to get the encoder turning reasonable freely. I put a 
very small amout of WD40 on the shaft where it enters the housing bush.

And then did as Don suggested repeatedly and firmly pushed the knob up 
at the low point. After quite a lot of pushing it began to loosen up a lot.

So I feel I have a working encoder again and am going to use it for a 
while and hopefully  I won't need to replace it.

I was pretty concerned that pushing it back would damage it further but 
it works OK

73 and many thanks for all the suggestions

Bob G3PJT

On 23/03/2017 13:24, Bob G3PJT wrote:
> Thanks Guy
> I am going to get the encoder out from the front panel and then see 
> what I can do to improve things.
> 73 Bob
>
>
> Sent by Ipad
>
>
> On 23 Mar 2017, at 11:52, Guy Olinger K2AV <k2av.guy at gmail.com 
> <mailto:k2av.guy at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> If you can see the bend, very slightly file the "off" side of the 
>> shaft and use aluminum foil to shim the other side of the shaft at 
>> the end. This may relieve the drag.
>>
>> 73, Guy K2AV
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 6:00 AM Bob G3PJT <bob at g3pjt.com 
>> <mailto:bob at g3pjt.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Yes the shaft is very slightly bent
>>
>>     73 Bob G3PJT
>>
>>
>>     On 23/03/2017 09:51, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote:
>>     > Are you certain that a bit of fiber from the felt washer hasn't
>>     worked
>>     > its way between the shaft and the bushing? That is a known problem.
>>     > 73,
>>     > Vic, 4X6GP
>>     > Rehovot, Israel
>>     > Formerly K2VCO
>>     > http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
>>     > On 23 Mar 2017 11:41, Bob G3PJT wrote:
>>     >> Hi Don
>>     >>
>>     >> Thanks for the reply. I did know about the new encoder kit but the
>>     >> problem is that of its cost when it gets here.
>>     >>
>>     >> Elecraft quote 124USD for the kit, that's £100 here which then
>>     gets
>>     >> VAT at 20% and a local handling charge - say a total of
>>     £130-140 and
>>     >> as well if I read things correctly I will need to get a new knob.
>>     >>
>>     >> So you can see that my problem is that unless I can get a cheaper
>>     >> replacement I might as well sell the K2/100 either in bits for
>>     spares
>>     >> or at a discount.
>>     >>
>>     >> The encoder does work fine but it has suffered a knock which
>>     has made
>>     >> it slightly stiff to turn, i.e it wont 'spin', but it is useable.
>>     >>
>>     >> So thanks for the thoughts
>>     >>
>>     >> 73 Bob G3PJT
>>     >>
>>     >>
>>     >>
>>     >>
>>     >
>>
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