Oh, now, Jack. It's not that the 'stock' Elecraft knobs can't be improved upon, it's that they aren't "original".
Putting an aftermarket knob on is, for some, like putting custom mag wheels on a 1955 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, Hi! My favorite knob remains the huge tuning knob on my old National HRO5TA1 - about 6 inches in diameter, weighs about half a pound and was about 10 turns stop-to-stop. But the original question is a legitimate one. Are the simple bushings in the encoders up to the weight of the after-market knobs? The big national knob I mentioned had a huge lubricated bushing about 2 inches long supporting a hardened steel main shaft in a hardened sintered bronze bushing and, IIRC, so did the Collins rigs. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- 1 - The radio looks a heck of a lot better IMHO. 2 - The radio tunes much easier and has a more of a "quality" feel about it, kind of like tuning a 75A4. I find that I use these knobs more and my pan-adapter less for basic frequency control. As a side benefit they seem to really irritate the Elecraft koolaid drinkers on the list, whom I'm sure will explain in great detail why the original knobs could not possibly be improved upon. 73 Jack KZ5A > http://www.73cnc.com/73cnc/elecraft.html > > ...might cause the bearing points of the tuning shaft in the K2 or K3? > > Thanks. > > John Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
