Slave et al., Thanks for the tip on the knobs. I have set mine to be a bit tighter than they were on the felt!
-- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Mon, 2014-05-19 at 00:19 -0400, Slava Baytalskiy wrote: > Thats exactly how i did it. I'm actually using both felt washers on the VFO A > and one on VFO B. > I have the regular (all black) knob set from 73cnc.com (couldn't wait till > Dayton to get the deluxe). > But they are great. > Did you know these guys picked up the K8RA's keys business? > I just got my P4 iambic from them on Saturday at Dayton. > __________________ > Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS > [email protected] > > On May 18, 2014, at 11:39 PM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > > > David, > > > > The bearings in the encoder should be able to handle the added weight of > > the knob. > > However, there is one caviat - some users of that knob want to mount it > > with no drag on the knob so they can "spin" it. That means that there is > > no contact with the felt washer, and the weight of the knob is like a heavy > > lever placed on the end of the encoder shaft which would have a tendency to > > bend the shaft. > > > > If the knob is mounted so there is adequate contact with the felt washer, > > the knob will be supported and should not cause any problem. > > > > Bottom line, position the knob so there is normal drag produced by the felt > > washer. > > > > 73, > > Don W3FPR > > > > On 5/16/2014 11:53 AM, David Cole 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? > >> > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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] > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
