Good question, Gary. Back in 2000 when my K2's encoder froze up I thought "Uh, oh! This is going to be a big issue!" but apparently very few K2 owners had any trouble at all. I was one of the few to report the issue. This report by Sam is the first comment I can recall seeing in years. I'm sure that's why it's never become an action item for Elecraft.
I have the stock felt washers in my K3 and have had no problems so far. Since I help with the documentation, I try to keep my K3 absolutely "Elecraft stock" so I'm experiencing exactly what everyone else with an "out of the box" K3 experiences. I have not doctored the K3's felt washers in any way. In off-line correspondence with Sam, I pointed out that that I did not "cut" the threads I found stuck in the bearing, but reasoned that if they were pulled in by turning the knob, they would come out the same way. I gripped the end of each thread with tweezers and turned the knob while pulling gently. Each one slowly came out when I turned the shaft in the proper direction. It was a bit tedious, but I ended up with a free-wheeling encoder again. I'd recommend the same if anyone has the same problem. If your encoder is jammed and you can't get the threads out, drop a line to k3supp...@elecraft.com. After all, you have a world-class year-long warranty! Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- Since the K3 uses similar felt washers for both VFOs, is it worth us making this change now, even before we get the fuzzies, Ron? 73 Gary ZL2iFB ______________________________________________________________ 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
