I have the weighted black knobs on my K3 and love them. So nice to turn. Philip LaMarche
727-944-3226 727-510-5038 Cell www.w9dvm.com K3 # 1605 KPA500 # 029 P3 #1480 CCA 98-00827 CRA 1701 W9DVM -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Gilbert Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 2:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 #6150 I certainly agree with your overall sentiment. It beats me why Elecraft would continue to use a parts vendor that produces knobs with such horrible quality control. Three years is a ridiculous amount of time for any supplier to get its act together. My AF/RF knobs had the cracking problem, and while Elecraft did quickly replace them I bought the machined aluminum knobs from Mouser anyway and I love them. They have a very solid feel to them and I actually like the fact that they stick out. They don't stick out any more than the main VFO knob, and since I am right handed they are easier for my hand to quickly access past the other four small knobs. 73, Dave AB7E > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of NZ8J > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 1:04 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 #6150 > > > K3/100 kit sn 6150 arrived yesterday just in time for the weekend. > Took my time today and it went together in about 8 hours, with no > significant issues. Everything worked according to the manual as I > expected. There is one issue that is somewhat irritating though. The > AF and RF knobs cannot be "nested" as they should be to fit properly. > In order to be able to turn the AF gain or RF gain without having them > catch on the larger respective SUB knobs they have to be pulled out so > they won't catch. They are visibly out of alignment. > > A quick search of the archives revealed a rather long 2 /1/2 year old > thread about some defective knobs. The gist of the thread was not so > much about them cracking or breaking as some had experienced, it was > because they were "off center" and would not allow for a proper > installation. Apparently whatever the issue was, it is still there 2 > 1/2 years later as the one I received yesterday has the same problem. > > It's hard to understand how a product can be so well designed and the > manufacturing tolerances so close (take the cabinet parts and pieces > as one example) but yet something as seemingly simple as a plastic > knob some 2 1/2 years after an in-depth discussion that Elecraft was > part of are still being manufactured and delivered out of tolerance. I > don't have a problem with the intended look or feel of the knobs, I > think they are fine, just the fact they turn out so badly in many > cases and detract from the end product. > > I was having a lot of fun putting this together today until I got to > the part where I installed the knobs, big disappointment! > > I have a set of the Mouser machined aluminum knobs and although they > are smooth and have a nice feel they just don't match the rest of the > knobs to my liking, I wonder if anyone has come up with an alternative > to the Mouser knobs? > > Tim > NZ8J > > K3 - 6150 > P3- 1775 > KPA500 - 618 > > > > ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
