However you work it, I tried something and it worked/works perfectly with my K3 & K3s (which has the off-brand metal knobs).
I took the felt washer and put the Teflon plumbers tape on it, I wrapped it so the felt is now unseen & the washer looks "white" from the tape. This allowed me to tighten the knob as I wished, made the feel to be just as I liked and best, there was zero sound as I turn the knobs. It was for me, a perfect solution to getting the feel and action, just right. 73, Gary KA1J > > Hi, > > Recently I purchased a K3 and found I need to give it some love as it > has been a bit behind on maintenance. > > One of the issues is that the VFO B knob has cracked. This is Elecraft > part number E980090, listed as K3 spare part. > > Unfortunately, that knob is no longer available, and here is where the > fun starts. > > What is sent instead, is Elecraft part E980275. Both E980090 and > E980275 are listed but only E980275 is available. The replacement knob > is smaller, the old knob is 1 3/8", the new knob is 1". > > Just replacing the knob won't work because the felt washer sticks out. > > Also, the encoder is too long and the new knob sticks out - the felt > washer doesn't work. > > Called Elecraft sales and there is some confusion. > > The errata of the build instruction of the K3S (not K3) explains what > has happened: - The new knob is smaller - it needs a different felt > washer, replace E700033 with E700416 - the encoder needs an additional > lock washer, E700150. - So, if you order a replacement, order all of > this and plan to have to take the front panel apart. > > None of this is on the elecraft website. I also did not find anything > in the reflector archives. And it's not in the K3 documentation, only > the K3S documentation. > > This is kind of painful, since in addition to the price of the spare > parts I ordered to get the K3 up to date ($173) I spent $80 on > shipping, customs and postal admin overhead and I now find I have an > incomplete mod kit. > > I will need to cut the wrongly-ordered felt washer to size and find a > replacement lock washer to make the encoder sink deeper to match the > new knob.. Again, this isn't listed in the spare parts on the website > or on the reflector; it is now documented on the reflector, at least. > > Geert Jan > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to g...@ka1j.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
