K3 AF Gain

[k6dgw]

Can't remember ever seeing this on the list:

My AF Gain control has lost its stop. :-)  It will go all the way around
in either direction.  There is a barely perceptible hesitation where the
stop was, and the control still controls the AF gain, however the
loudness I like it at moves around if I adjust it.

Anybody seen this?

How hard will it be to remove and replace?

Should I try or let Elecraft do it?

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
- www.cqp.org

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[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2]

On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Can't remember ever seeing this on the list:
>
> My AF Gain control has lost its stop. :-)  It will go all the way around in
> either direction.  There is a barely perceptible hesitation where the stop
> was, and the control still controls the AF gain, however the loudness I like
> it at moves around if I adjust it.

Seems like a stupid question, but I have to ask .... are you sure it's
not just that the knob is loose?

73,

    ~iain / N6ML
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[Ken Widelitz]

I had this happen when the AF knob cracked. Elecraft supplied a replacement
which cured the problem.

 

73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT

 

 

 

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[Mike K2MK]

Hi Fred,

If it is an older K3 then it's probably the knob. Contact Elecraft support and ask them to send you two new knobs. If the RF knob isn't already cracked it will someday. This is a known problem with older units.

73,
Mike K2MK

k6dgw wrote

Can't remember ever seeing this on the list:

My AF Gain control has lost its stop. :-)  It will go all the way around
in either direction.  There is a barely perceptible hesitation where the
stop was, and the control still controls the AF gain, however the
loudness I like it at moves around if I adjust it.

Anybody seen this?

How hard will it be to remove and replace?

Should I try or let Elecraft do it?

73,

Fred K6DGW

[k6dgw]

On 5/3/2014 12:13 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:

> Seems like a stupid question, but I have to ask .... are you sure it's
> not just that the knob is loose?

Ummm ... well ... sort of.  When I went to tighten it, it broke into two
pieces.  RF Gain knob is starting to crack too.  Sorry for the
bandwidth, don't know why I always assume the worst.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
- www.cqp.org


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