Hello Jan the potmeter itself has the correct stops, I need the plastic knob to replace it
But not in a hurry, waiting to Elecraft response, hopefully I will get a set of knobs and proper allen key to replace them thanks!! 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W El dom, 4 dic 2022 a las 17:57, Geert Jan de Groot (<[email protected]>) escribió: > On 04/12/2022 21:11, [email protected] wrote: > > in one of my K3 radios, AF, SUB, RF/SQL and SUB knobs turn all aroun, no > > limits on right and left side > > Couldn`t figure out if I need a phillips or ALE instrument to fix it and > if > > this will fix it properly > > The screws of the knobs are 0.050" allen key, per K3 assembly manual > (page 21). > > But (based on experience with my K3), the volume knobs themselves on > early K3 may split open. Remove the knob and see if the potmeter (these > are potmeters, not encoders on K3) itself has the correct stops. Unless > you bumped the knobs the potmeters are generally OK. > > The knobs are an Elecraft-specific design. If you're in a hurry, there > are alternatives made out of metal (but Eric doesn't like them and I > agree with him there, barring availability!). There has been discussion > on this on the list a few years back with part numbers and all. > > The potmeters themselves are not Elecraft design but hard to obtain. > Your best bet is to ascertain what is actually broken and take it from > there. > > Geert Jan > > -- 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W ______________________________________________________________ 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]
