How about a Mouser part # for those knobs? Buck k4ia K3 # 101
On 1/8/2012 2:17 PM, David Gilbert wrote: > > I certainly agree with your overall sentiment. It beats me why > Elecraft would continue to use a parts vendor that produces knobs with > such horrible quality control. Three years is a ridiculous amount of > time for any supplier to get its act together. > > My AF/RF knobs had the cracking problem, and while Elecraft did quickly > replace them I bought the machined aluminum knobs from Mouser anyway and > I love them. They have a very solid feel to them and I actually like > the fact that they stick out. They don't stick out any more than the > main VFO knob, and since I am right handed they are easier for my hand > to quickly access past the other four small knobs. > > 73, > Dave AB7E > >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net >> [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of NZ8J >> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 1:04 AM >> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 #6150 >> >> >> K3/100 kit sn 6150 arrived yesterday just in time for the weekend. Took >> my time today and it went together in about 8 hours, with no significant >> issues. Everything worked according to the manual as I expected. There >> is one issue that is somewhat irritating though. The AF and RF knobs >> cannot be "nested" as they should be to fit properly. In order to be >> able to turn the AF gain or RF gain without having them catch on the >> larger respective SUB knobs they have to be pulled out so they won't >> catch. They are visibly out of alignment. >> >> A quick search of the archives revealed a rather long 2 /1/2 year old >> thread about some defective knobs. The gist of the thread was not so >> much about them cracking or breaking as some had experienced, it was >> because they were "off center" and would not allow for a proper >> installation. Apparently whatever the issue was, it is still there 2 1/2 >> years later as the one I received yesterday has the same problem. >> >> It's hard to understand how a product can be so well designed and the >> manufacturing tolerances so close (take the cabinet parts and pieces as >> one example) but yet something as seemingly simple as a plastic knob >> some 2 1/2 years after an in-depth discussion that Elecraft was part of >> are still being manufactured and delivered out of tolerance. I don't >> have a problem with the intended look or feel of the knobs, I think they >> are fine, just the fact they turn out so badly in many cases and detract >> from the end product. >> >> I was having a lot of fun putting this together today until I got to the >> part where I installed the knobs, big disappointment! >> >> I have a set of the Mouser machined aluminum knobs and although they >> are smooth and have a nice feel they just don't match the rest of the >> knobs to my liking, I wonder if anyone has come up with an alternative >> to the Mouser knobs? >> >> Tim >> NZ8J >> >> K3 - 6150 >> P3- 1775 >> KPA500 - 618 >> >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
