
Mark7
Well-known member
Sourcing a replacement is a nightmare. The only people who have the RK163 series are Mouser and they charge insane shipping (for £15 it'd better come on a velvet pillow in a gold plated case)
Production batch number?No clue. It’s not relevant. Lot number or something like that.
Yes. We discussed this in a different thread of yours in the past. IIRC I offered I might have one but needed to get into storage and dig through spares and it would take some time. I think there was conversation offline. I can’t recall the details but you became frustrated with me and determined you didn’t want to buy anything from me and would just buy a new part…I think at that point I helped you to find the closest match but it was either purchase one that has the correct physical characteristics but incorrect taper, or correct taper and incorrect shaft length. I suggested you could get the one with the correct taper and cut down the shaft with a rotary tool. Or leave that one with the knob sticking up higher than the others. Or just accept the differing taper characteristics of the one with the correct physical characteristics. Those were and are your options still. And you were unhappy about the cost of the part and shipping. But that just is what it is.Sourcing a replacement is a nightmare. The only people who have the RK163 series are Mouser and they charge insane shipping (for £15 it'd better come on a velvet pillow in a gold plated case)