Maestro control drag

Jim

Im loving my Flex 6400 and Maestro, except for one detail. All of the knobs are extremely loose. By that I mean there is little or no drag or friction when operating the controls making it really east to inadvertently bump the knobs thereby changing settings. Is there any way to increase the drag on the controls? 

Jim Garland

[{"insert":"It's easy to use a felt washer to minimize the tendency of the concentric knobs to interact with each other. I used 1/2 inch felt furniture pads from Home Depot and punched a small hole (about 1/4 in) hole in the center of each knob to turn them into washers. Then remove the rubber grips on each pair of concentric knobs and use a 5/64\" allen key to remove both the inner and outer knobs. The washer goes next to the panel, in front of the larger knob. Slide the larger knob onto its shaft until you have the desired pressure against the felt, and tighten the allen ****. Then attach and tighten the smaller knob to the inside shaft, leaving enough clearance to prevent the knobs from rubbing. Reinstall the rubber grips and you're done. This could be done easily at the factory in about a minute per knob. BTW, I was pleased to discover the knobs are actually nicely machined metal, but the absence of friction gives them a cheap plastic feel.\n"}]

KD0RC

ctate243

these are encoders that are simulating **** behavior.. you may be able to get creative with felt or other solutions.. but it sort of is what it is..  if you come up with a good solution to add some drag either with felt or whatever to give a more legacy radio feel.. please share.

Bill -VA3WTB

As Chris mentioned, there are felt washers that you can insert behind the dial. then when you put the dial back on adjust it against the washer.

Jim

Thanks for the reply.

John - K3MA

Jim