Just received this from Elecraft: "The paint should be removed around the inside of the front panel where the encoder mounts. This was not done on some early models, but it should have been done on all later units. You might check that, and make sure the lock washer is there on the threads of the encoder and the hex nut on the front panel is tight."
The problem is the K3, not my house. Humidity is now 37% which is pretty typical for this time of year. I will check the grounding of the VFO knob and report back to the group. I did not have this problem last year. During the summer, Elecraft sent me a new front panel with the latest revisions. Since then I've had this static problem so someone must have slipped up! 73 Steve N4LQ n...@carolina.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Sewell N5NA" <alan.n...@gmail.com> To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 static electricity >I had this problem occur with my Omni VI back in the 90's. When I would > walk in the room and touch the VFO the rig would shut down. A friend > across town had the same problem with his Omni VI. It took us a while > to figure out it was static electricity. > > Ten-Tec's fix was to send out a short piece of braid with a solder lug > on each end. One end went around the encoder shaft, the other end was > attached to the rig chasis. That solved the problem. > > Someone said "Static electricity is YOUR problem, not the K3's." I have > to disagree. The K3 shouldn't be susceptible to static electricity. > > 73, > > Alan N5NA > > > Paul Christensen wrote: >> Steve, >> >> I recall a VFO static problem with one of the Ten Tec models. My memory >> has >> faded, but I thought part of their solution used a series of highly >> conductive felt washers on the encoder shaft. Anyway, it would be >> interesting to see if Ten Tec's encoder kit for that problem could be >> adapted to the K3 -- as long as it does not otherwise affect the spin of >> the >> VFO knob. >> >> Paul, W9AC >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.88/2538 - Release Date: 12/01/09 02:59:00 ______________________________________________________________ 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
