My two concentric pots have a very good feel to them (serno #82). The four dual function controls are not pots but shaft encoders. They have a little wobble in them, but I don't find it objectonable. The "gritty" feel I am sure is intentional; these are indents indicating each new encoder position. I have no objections to the general quality and feel of the front panel hardware. I don't agree that it feels or look "cheap".
Knut - AB2TC jmalloy wrote: > > K3 #584 must have had the old audio pots which are fantastic -- they > have a solid feel to them and coupled with the knobs (which sorta add to > the old-timey flavor) it reminds me of knobs on my Drake 2B or an old > Hallicrafters radio! > > Joe, W2RBA > > > KM5Q wrote: >> My #764 wasn't missing anything. I'm left with an extra pile of spare >> hardware, so I could have dropped a tiny screw and been OK. >> My dual-pots have only slight play. They turn smoothly. I think they >> switched vendor and should watch for this! >> > > > >> My rig worked fine at first power-up. >> >> Windy KM5Q >> >> >>> Bob K9PAG wrote: >>> Mon, 05 May 2008 10:10:27 -0700 >>> >>> My kit K3 #818 came with the shafts on the four small dual function >>> knobs >>> lose and the associated pots feeling like they were gritty when turned. >>> Sure not as smooth and nice as my ICOM 746! Wonder how many #800 units >>> experienced this problem or is it just me? The lose shafts and gritty >>> feeling when turned reminds me of cheap volume controls on a Chinese >>> radio. > (snip) > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Knob-shaft-and-pot-issues-tp17066356p17070343.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
