All this is very interesting. It certainly demonstrates the need for the
continual product testing Elecraft undertake. Sending spares to remote
regions with poor postal services, e.g. the UK is an expensive and slow
business.
The problem with the wrench - or hex key is a real one. It also
I have had my K3 for almost two years now and NO problems either. Also
VERY good service from all at Elecraft.
Craig W0LV
Tord wrote:
Hi Elecrafters!
Must tell you!
Broken AF Knobs.And bad service to get a replacement.
Still same shit? very very bad quality? its happend again,
Nah, fractions are better than metric-- more rational.
--
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:24:44 -0800 (PST), Mike, UK. wrote:
Failing Eric or Wayne running for president and changing this, and with
Elecraft now becoming a major international force, would it not be better to
use metric
No way. Decimals are much easier to work with. Our frequencies are measured
in decimal and I sure wouldn't like to see my rig display it in fractions.
Our money is written in decimals. It's just a matter of not comparing
imperial with metric. If you do that you will never get it, in my
Why not have displays in wavelengths and fractions of wavelengths as we
are all familiar with them.
1/2 wave dipoles. 1/4 wave matching stubs, 5/8 wave verticals etc. Also
no band to frequency
conversions will be required.
Bob
K2TK
Gary D Krause wrote:
No way. Decimals are much easier to
People will change the ID any way they want. If that includes
changing knobs to something that wasn't custom designed, seems like
there's nothing to be done. There was someone who put on a bluish
sidelight some time ago, and another that modified control labels.
Even one that stenciled something
Let's end this thread for now.
(We currently supply the hex wrenches with all kit -and- built K3s to
avoid this problem overseas.)
73, Eric
Rick Dettinger wrote:
Its not patriotism, we just have a lot of inertia over here! We are
probably another century away from joining the rest of the
At 10:07 AM 04/12/09, you wrote:
Its not patriotism, we just have a lot of inertia over here! We are
probably another century away from joining the rest of the world.
But we do know what side of the road to drive on )-:
Also one must consider the large cost to replace almost all of your
I have been dreading the day we go to metric TIME. That will take some
getting use to.
73, de Jim KG0KP
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From: John k...@hughes.net
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Broken AF knob and bad service to get
Hi Elecrafters!
Must tell you!
Broken AF Knobs.And bad service to get a replacement.
Still same shit? very very bad quality? its happend again, broken in pieces.
Purchased a new factory built K3 03/18/2009.A week after I get it AF button
went to pieces.
Ordered new and had to wait eight
Tord wrote:
Hi Elecrafters!
Must tell you!
Broken AF Knobs.And bad service to get a replacement.
I'm sorry to hear that. After nearly 2 years the knobs on K3 #222 are still
fine. I assembled it myself so I tightened the screws only just enough to
hold them and no more. But with all
Knobs here are ok, as with Julian, I too built my K3 and was careful
about the fitting.
0.050 Allen key came with knobs in kit, so Elecraft should be able to
supply one to you.
There are over 3000 K3s out there now and relatively very few have
reported a problem with the knobs. I believe
Dears,
Even for me, my K3 has been ordered on 27, Oct. 09 and be on my hands in Dubai
on 10, Nov 2009.
Very sorry to learn such a problem.
May be elecraft will provide an full knobs set in the order list for
replacment in the future... who can be helpful in case of breaking one of them
About 2 or 3 months ago, my friend BD7IP met the same problem during
the normal operate(factory built). So I send email to elecraft to get the
spare part for him and other K3 user in China, including me of course, after
2 weeks it arrived for free. They kindly send me 6 or 8 knobs. Good
: Thursday, December 03, 2009 3:56 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Broken AF knob and bad service to get an replacement.
Hi Elecrafters!
Must tell you!
Broken AF Knobs.And bad service to get a replacement.
Still same shit? very very bad quality? its happend again, broken
the
replacement knob?
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tord
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 3:56 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Broken AF knob and bad service to get an replacement.
Hi
Hello Ken Kopp K0PP
Excuse me for this vulgar and profane word, understand now!
73/Tord
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Tord:
Sorry for your difficulties. I'm sure Elecraft will contact you and make
things right.
I have a factory assembled K3 from Dec 2008 and both allen wrenches were
included in a small envelope.
73,
Mike K2MK
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I think I remember a post not too long ago from the guys at Elecraft
that the composition of the material the knobs are made of had been
changed. My rig is SN3539, and so far, no exploding knobs. I'm positive
they'll take care of you.
73, Mike NF4L
One excellent long-term solution was proposed by James, K2QI. I have since
ordered my own set of nested aluminum knobs for the RF/AF controls and they
are far better in fit, finish, and usability than Elecraft's stock knob set.
But, they are also relatively expensive.
The knobs are machined
P.B. Christensen wrote:
One excellent long-term solution was proposed by James, K2QI.
[snip]
Anyway, this is the [Mouser] part number again for anyone interested:
506-KN5700B1/4
In that thread James posted a coouple of pictures of those knobs. One is
here:
To be honest I don't think they suit the look of the K3. They don't even
match the other knobs.
That was my thought until I actually installed the knob set.
Paul, W9AC
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P.B. Christensen wrote:
One excellent long-term solution was proposed by James, K2QI.
[snip]
Anyway, this is the [Mouser] part number again for anyone
My knobs broke after I had owned My K3 for about six months and Elecraft
quickly sent me a replacement set, but I elected to buy the Mouser knobs
anyway and I love them (many thanks to James). Yes, they look a bit
different but I value functionality over appearance. Besides, the
Mouser
p.s. Didn't Eric or Wayne just ask everyone to top post to this reflector?
Yes, but sometimes other formats just seem to be so fitting to the existing
structure of the message.
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Also, if the electrical AF/RF knob swap is done, the slightly longer inner
knob on the Sub AF control makes its use as a fader between Main AF and Sub
AF a dream to use. Details below.
Paul, W9AC
BTW, the mod is likely possible with a future F/W change to allow changes
just as the
Is there a Mouser black metal knob replacement for the 4 knobs to the
right of those two so that the whole group of 6 sets look the same?
One excellent long-term solution was proposed by James, K2QI.
Anyway, this is the [Mouser] part number again for anyone interested:
506-KN5700B1/4
In
I may be biased (I designed the K3's knobs, switches, LCD, and
packaging with intent to have everything match, aesthetically), but I
strongly recommend *not* changing the knobs to anything else.
If you're only doing it because you have one that's defective, please
request a replacement from
To be honest I don't think they suit the look of the K3. They don't even
match the other knobs. It might be a solution in ten years time when a knob
breaks and Elecraft doesn't make them any more, but that's the situation I'd
really like to avoid.
Elecraft has made available a new
Grant Youngman wrote:
Elecraft has made available a new composition knob that will apparently
cause the set screws to pulverize before the plastic cracks. Just contact
support.
The question in my mind is whether only those who had knobs from the bad
batch will have this problem or
1701
W9DVM
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 5:43 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Broken AF knob and bad service to geta
replacement
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Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Broken AF knob and bad service togeta
replacement.
Elecraft has made available a new composition knob that will apparently
cause the set screws to pulverize before
On Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:36:04 -0800, Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com
wrote:
The broken knobs can also be caused by tightening the set screw too
tight. If one has a tendency to tighten everything until they get
blisters on there fingers they will eventually crack one of those
knobs. I'm not
Hi Elecrafters!
I want to say THANKS to ALL of you involved in this discussion.
So let us end this for now.
The solution is on the way as you can read in this reflector.
73/ Tord SM3ALR
I like my K3, best rig ever owned by me since 40 years in hamradio.
I have #1029 and no problems so far with the original knobs. I use the
rig almost every day. Also the ambient temperature and humidity
variations are fairly variable here as well, if that means anything.
--
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:52:27 -0500, you wrote:
I have serial nr 1605,
Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
Hi Tord,
I personally apologize for your problems with the K3 concentric AF/RF
knobs, or any delays from us sending them to you. We send out all
replacements very quickly and I can only guess that they were delayed at
international customs. I checked
It was a common problem and it happened to me twice already but Elecraft took
care of me and sent me two knobs,the last ones they sent me look like they are
better,I have been using them for 6 months and no broken anymore,I am sure they
will send you the new knobs.be sure when you have them not
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