I think you’ll find that Elecraft uses a premium ball bearing in their encoder and it is up to the task.
73, David W4DES On May 16, 2014, at 11:53 AM, David Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have just purchased a set of those all metal knobs for my K3... I did > not really realize just how heavy they were... > > The thought then occurred to me that the encoder shafts for both the > main and the sub tuning may not be able to take the additional weight... > Is this a valid worry? If you are using these knobs, how long have you > had them on? > > Does anyone know if the encoder bearings are metal or is it just a > plastic encoder shaft bearing? > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
