I email'd him when he first posted to check for good bare metal contact with the inside tooth washer on the encoder shaft behind the FP. Never heard back.
------------------------- 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065 On Tue Dec 1 15:00 , "Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft" sent: >I've asked our support guys to contact him. This usually only is a >problem on very earlyK3s where the inside area of the front panel sheet >metal was not masked off when powder coated. That resulted in leaving >the VFO encoder shaft un-grounded. Its possible one of the newer FP >sheet metal pieces slipped through our QC inspection with this. > >73, Eric > >==== >KM5Q wrote: >> Hold on a moment Steve. Before you buy a humidifier, let me suggest >> that something appears to be ungrounded internally as you suggest. My >> shack is in an unhumidified work space in New Mexico. I can generate a >> good bit of static if I wear a fleece sweater and slide just so on my >> office chair. I've zapped against my K3 many times (it's grounded of >> course) and it's never once caused a reaction. >> >> You might want to ask the factory. I think you have a problem. >> >> Windy KM5Q >> >> >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net','','','')">Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
