Re: [Elecraft] (K3) loose front panel microphone jack

2014-07-11 Thread Don Wilhelm
Gary, The shell of the microphone jack will normally rotate slightly, this is not a problem. If you notice carefully, you will find that the pins are not loose, it is only the shell that moves. It is due to the way the jack is made. Since Elecraft solders the mic jack pins to the board, but

[Elecraft] (K3) loose front panel microphone jack

2014-07-10 Thread Gary K9GS
Hello all, I noticed right before FD that my K3 front microphone jack is loose. I'm aware of the washer problem but think that was in earlier K3s. My K3 is ~ S/N 5400. So, two questions: 1) How difficult is it to get to the mounting nut to tighten? Is this a 1/2 hour job or are we