Gary, It's pretty simple! Just applying a bit too much tension when tightening the screws will crack the knobs. It's happened to a lot of folks, including me. Actually, it didn't seem like it took that much pressure either, so folks need to go easy when attaching the knobs. I don't really remember ever breaking a knob like that, so it surprised me when it happened. If it didn't happen to you, you are either lucky, or perhaps a tad more restrained about how tight you mount your knobs. In the past I've often found that knobs that weren't attached fairly tight soon started slipping a bit eventually. Anyway, Elecraft has issued many cautionary statements about not over-tightening the knobs, so it's pretty obvious that it isn't an isolated problem.
Dave W7AQK ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "Elecraft" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 8:25 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Knobs For the life of me I cannot imagine what is being done to the radio to cause destruction of the original knobs. I would not want to be the second owner of those radios as I shudder to think what the rest of the radio has been subjected to. Just my initial thought. My K3 is well over one year old and exhibits no wear and tear, it has been transported often, used in the field as well as numerous operators and still looks and works just like it did on day one. Gary Sent via BlackBerry® from Telstra ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
