Re: [Elecraft] Sluggish Encoders
My K3 also has been having trouble with sluggish encoders. The worst one is keyer speed. Sometimes (not always) turning the speed control doesn't change the speed. The power control takes FOREVER to move from 100 watts down to 50 or less. My shift control is jumpy at times but width seems to be OK. Since the speed and shift controls are not always problematic, I suspect a software conflict. 73, Dennis K3 #3481 __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Sluggish Encoders
I had the same problem with my CMP / PWR encoder for several years. I finally replaced all four of the push button encoders last November. I wrote up what I did at <http://www.n5na.net/s9y/>. 73, Alan N5NA Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:34:43 -0700 From: Dennis W0JX via Elecraft To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Sluggish Encoders Message-ID: <142613.37643.yahoomailba...@web162601.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii My K3 also has been having trouble with sluggish encoders. The worst one is keyer speed. Sometimes (not always) turning the speed control doesn't change the speed. The power control takes FOREVER to move from 100 watts down to 50 or less. My shift control is jumpy at times but width seems to be OK. Since the speed and shift controls are not always problematic, I suspect a software conflict. 73, Dennis K3 #3481 __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Sluggish Encoders
That is what support just told me too. Sounds like a bad batch of encoders to me. I may change them out when I get my new synthesizers. Mike W0MU On 3/12/2015 9:45 PM, Alan Sewell wrote: I had the same problem with my CMP / PWR encoder for several years. I finally replaced all four of the push button encoders last November. I wrote up what I did at <http://www.n5na.net/s9y/>. 73, Alan N5NA Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:34:43 -0700 From: Dennis W0JX via Elecraft To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Sluggish Encoders Message-ID: <142613.37643.yahoomailba...@web162601.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii My K3 also has been having trouble with sluggish encoders. The worst one is keyer speed. Sometimes (not always) turning the speed control doesn't change the speed. The power control takes FOREVER to move from 100 watts down to 50 or less. My shift control is jumpy at times but width seems to be OK. Since the speed and shift controls are not always problematic, I suspect a software conflict. 73, Dennis K3 #3481 __ 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 Message delivered to w...@w0mu.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Sluggish Encoders
Elecraft mailing list wrote > Since the speed and shift controls are not always problematic, I suspect a > software conflict. > 73, Dennis K3 #3481 Under typical operating conditions I sometimes notice a delayed response of the WIDTH encoder. With the antenna disconnected, the same encoder's response is immediate. Could it be that in addition to defective encoder components, CPU load is another cause? Markus HB9BRJ -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Re-Sluggish-Encoders-tp7600168p7600208.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com