The word is inexpensive... not cheap! Those look really nice! I was just sitting here wondering if there was a knob that would fit over the shift, width, speed, and pwr knobs. I'm not so sure I'd want to mess w/ them too much though as I'd not want the spacing between them to get too terribly much smaller. They work well as they are... But that does look quite good...
~Brett On Wed, 2009-07-29 at 21:09 -0400, James Sarte wrote: > Here are two pictures. I left the bottom RF knob off to give you an idea of > how well the larger concentric knob slides onto the encoder shaft. It's > perfect; no looseness or wiggling. > > > > http://jamespaulsarte.com/temp/ham/knob1.jpg > > > > http://jamespaulsarte.com/temp/ham/knob2.jpg > > > > James K2QI > > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:51 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: machined concentric knobs from Mouser > > > > Any way you can post some pictures? > > > > Mike AC6JA > K3 #3215 > > K2 #0028 > > > > In a message dated 7/29/2009 4:47:44 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I received my machined concentric knobs today from Mouser, and as promised, > I would write back to the group with my findings. First of all, the knobs > are incredibly well made and appear to be anodized black. There is a fat, > white, indicator stripe on the barrel. There are also two set screws. The > knobs fit PERFECTLY on the K3 with absolutely no shimming or modification > required. Just take off the old plastic knobs and replace with these. > > The knobs themselves are expensive - somewhere in the neighborhood of 13 or > 14 dollars per pair, but in my opinion well worth the investment. The outer > diameter and length of the knobs themselves are also a tad larger than the > OEM plastic pieces, making adjustments easier for fat-fingered types. > > Anyway, this is the part number again for anyone interested: 506-KN5700B1/4 > > The only downside to this is now none of the other knobs match, and all feel > "cheap" compared to these Mouser units. > > 73 de James K2QI > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
