K3 AF Knob - No End Stops/Detents
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It's taken me 8 years to finally "break" something. Well it's not
really broken it just doesn't indicate right. The smallest AF knob (the one furthest "out" from the front panel) does not stop at the min and max detent stops. It still adjusts the volume up and down ok but it does not indicate properly. Additionally it will go "all the way around" to adjust the volume. The interior sub receiver AF knob (the biggest and closest to the radio front panel) works fb. Is there any way to fix the smallest AF knob without changing the pot or is that the only fix. Thanks in advance. Scott AD5HS ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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If you look at the knob carefully, you will probably discover it is
cracked. Request a replacement from Elecraft. Buck, k4ia Honor Roll 8BDXCC EasyWayHamBooks.com On 6/6/2018 5:21 PM, Scott wrote: > It's taken me 8 years to finally "break" something. Well it's not > really broken it just doesn't indicate right. > > The smallest AF knob (the one furthest "out" from the front panel) does > not stop at the min and max detent stops. It still adjusts the volume > up and down ok but it does not indicate properly. Additionally it will > go "all the way around" to adjust the volume. The interior sub receiver > AF knob (the biggest and closest to the radio front panel) works fb. > > Is there any way to fix the smallest AF knob without changing the pot or > is that the only fix. Thanks in advance. > > Scott > AD5HS > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Set screw loose?
Chuck Hawley [hidden email] Amateur Radio, KE9UW aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles ________________________________________ From: [hidden email] [[hidden email]] on behalf of Scott [[hidden email]] Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2018 4:21 PM To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] K3 AF Knob - No End Stops/Detents It's taken me 8 years to finally "break" something. Well it's not really broken it just doesn't indicate right. The smallest AF knob (the one furthest "out" from the front panel) does not stop at the min and max detent stops. It still adjusts the volume up and down ok but it does not indicate properly. Additionally it will go "all the way around" to adjust the volume. The interior sub receiver AF knob (the biggest and closest to the radio front panel) works fb. Is there any way to fix the smallest AF knob without changing the pot or is that the only fix. Thanks in advance. Scott AD5HS ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email]
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Buck,
(and everyone else) I just inspected the knob and sure enough where one of the set screws goes into the knob is a fine crack the full length of the knob, top to bottom so to speak. So I guess I'm off to Elecraft to see if the knobs are still free or not. I vaguely recall reading about this on the list a few years back but had no problem with it then so it didn't stick in my memory. Thanks. Scott AD5HS On 6/6/2018 4:33 PM, Buck wrote: > If you look at the knob carefully, you will probably discover it is > cracked. Request a replacement from Elecraft. > > Buck, k4ia > Honor Roll > 8BDXCC > EasyWayHamBooks.com > > On 6/6/2018 5:21 PM, Scott wrote: >> It's taken me 8 years to finally "break" something. Well it's not >> really broken it just doesn't indicate right. >> >> The smallest AF knob (the one furthest "out" from the front panel) >> does not stop at the min and max detent stops. It still adjusts the >> volume up and down ok but it does not indicate properly. Additionally >> it will go "all the way around" to adjust the volume. The interior >> sub receiver AF knob (the biggest and closest to the radio front >> panel) works fb. >> >> Is there any way to fix the smallest AF knob without changing the pot >> or is that the only fix. Thanks in advance. >> >> Scott >> AD5HS >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [hidden email] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: K3 AF Knob - No End Stops/Detents
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Scott,
Remove the knob and try turning the potentiometer shaft without the knob. If the potentiometer has stops as expected, the potentiometer is OK, and you have a cracked knob. Contact Elecraft support to obtain a new knob. 73, Don W3FPR On 6/6/2018 5:21 PM, Scott wrote: > It's taken me 8 years to finally "break" something. Well it's not > really broken it just doesn't indicate right. > > The smallest AF knob (the one furthest "out" from the front panel) does > not stop at the min and max detent stops. It still adjusts the volume > up and down ok but it does not indicate properly. Additionally it will > go "all the way around" to adjust the volume. The interior sub receiver > AF knob (the biggest and closest to the radio front panel) works fb. > > Is there any way to fix the smallest AF knob without changing the pot or > is that the only fix. Thanks in advance. Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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