These buttons are extremely rugged and reliable. They are back printed
and coated with a rugged finish The legends should will not rub off.
They do not collect significant amounts of dust and do not become sticky
when wet. The electrical connections are more reliable than those on the
K2's buttons. They provide a very pleasant tactile feedback when
pressed. Overall they are an improvement in both presentation and
reliability.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
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Laurent Ferracci wrote:
Ken Kaplan a écrit :
Under normal use (like we hams do), they will last quite a long time.
Well, my concern is not with the markings but with the buttons
themself: These buttons will collect dust and moist over the year and
become sticky, erratic or unusable. Having to unmount the front panel
to apply some contact spray once a year may be a solution, but having
to apply a 1 ton pressure in the upper right corner of a tiny button
in hope that it will work is not fun at all. And it gives the unit as
a whole that cheap "made-in-###" touch i'd have do without.
BTW my Thinkpad laptop is 2 years old and some keys ARE already erased.
Is there a technical explanation of why Elecraft chose this kind of
buttons, or is it just for budget ?
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