I have found that my VFO A knob is loose and I suspect I need to tighten the front-panel nut. It wiggles from side-to-side excessively. To do this I need to remove the rubber grip. I have seen the procedure in the operator's manual using my fingernails but this approach isn't going to work. Perhaps the grip becomes stiff with age (one month). Short of cutting it off and ordering a replacement grip what can I do? I don't know how I would cut it off by the way. I might need to get a whole new knob and rubber grip; of course I still would need to find a way to remove the knob but I at least could use some tools to remove it in that case.
I tried some gentle warming with hot air directed on the knob, maybe I should get more aggressive with this approach. I removed the grip once when I first built the K3 in order to adjust friction so I do understand the procedure offered in the manual. It was difficult at that time but doable. Mike Scott - AE6WA Tarzana, CA (DM04 / near LA) K3-100 #508/ KX1 #1311 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
