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
Bob K9PAG wrote:
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
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
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.
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.
] Knob shaft and pot issues
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
The gritty-ness is not a problem...you are actually feeling the
detents in the encoder. These are encoders and not pots. I had never
noticed the slight side to side movement of the shafts.
Stan Rife
W5EWA
Houston, TX
K2 SN 4216
K3 SN 0690
G4ILO wrote:
Bob K9PAG wrote:
My kit K3
The four small controls are digital encoders - not pots. they have some play
because they are also pushbutton type switches. The encoders have the
click built in to allow the operator to fine tune the digital steps. The
$20,000 Agilent test equipment we use at work have the same pots.
My unit
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