KX-1 switches - anyone else having problems?

[Albers-2]

While operating from BVI the little push-button Band/Speed switch on my KX-1 started acting flaky and would require several presses to function (and of course since many functions are invoked by pressing two swtiches at once, operation was very frustrating). I almost didn't make the 20 CW net cuz I had so much trouble switching bands!

Anyway, I sent e-mail to Elecraft on Thursday and the replacement switch came in Monday's mail - great service!!

But this is the second such switch that has failed on me (the other one was in the Menu/Edit position). Omron B3F is the marking on the switch.

Has anyone else had troubles with these switches? I don't know if the K1 and/or K2 use same switches. Or, am I doing something wrong, e.g., being too heavy-handed pressing the switches (or changing bands too often ;-) ?)

73

Ray K2HYD  (KX-1 # 608).
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[k6dgw]

KX1 #897 has not had this problem yet nor has anything like this
developed with K2 #4398.  No one told me that QRP is highly addictive
(you'd think there would be a full disclosure law, no?), and my TS-850
is quite depressed since both my vanilla K2 and the KX1 get all the love
and attention.  Thus, the switches do get a workout.

One thing I have noticed on the KX1 is that the shaft encoder is a tad
flaky ... sometimes I'll be tuning downward and the freq goes up one or
two numbers in the least significant position.  It sort of depends on
how you hold the knob.  A little pressure toward the top will increase
the flakiness, toward the bottom will cure it.

73,

Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw

Ray Albers wrote:
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> While operating from BVI the little push-button Band/Speed switch on my KX-1 started acting flaky and would require several presses to function (and of course since many functions are invoked by pressing two swtiches at once, operation was very frustrating). I almost didn't make the 20 CW net cuz I had so much trouble switching bands!
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[G3VVT]

 
In a message dated 30/03/05 00:09:46 GMT Daylight Time, [hidden email]  
writes:

One  thing I have noticed on the KX1 is that the shaft encoder is a tad
flaky  ... sometimes I'll be tuning downward and the freq goes up one or
two  numbers in the least significant position.  It sort of depends on
how  you hold the knob.  A little pressure toward the top will increase
the  flakiness, toward the bottom will cure it.



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I had an Alinco DX70 for repair recently where the sub dial gave a very  
similar result. On this the parts of the shaft encoder are held together  with two
split tabs. Over time these had slackened off slightly and allowed  the
encoder to flex slightly. Was able to reduce the effect by mechanical  tightning of
these tabs, but the only full cure was to replace the encoder with  a new
one. Possibly the KX1 has similar problems.
 
Bob, G3VVT
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