The other "method" is to just ignore it and use it for a week or two until it "wears in" I thought mine was stiff and quirky when I first got it, but it is not "smooth as silk" - there is still just sufficient drag to prevent the knob from turning accidentally in a mobile of portable situation - just a bit more drag than I use on my K2 or K3.
73, Don W3FPR On 8/2/2012 7:20 PM, Andrew Moore wrote: > Tex - if you're referring to the scratchy mechanical noise that occurs when > you rotate the encoder even when the KX3 is powered off, it seems that can > be solved by carefully removing the main tuning knob (remove rubber sleeve > to access the hex screw opening), carefully removing the circlip and washer > from the shaft, and polishing/greasing them. There is no need to remove the > nut that secures the encoder. > > Here's a post on the subject by Mike / W5EEA. I went through this process > myself and it cured the scratchy. I did not polish the circlip or attempt > to flatten the washer - I only applied some "fine polishing creme for all > metals" to each side of the washer and polished that with a Dremel tool, > then applied some white lithium grease to both sides and put it all back > together. Scratchy is about 95 percent gone. > > Please be careful.. and obviously this is not an Elecraft-endorsed mod. > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
