[jake14mw]

My dial fell off too. Want to get the consensus here on the best process to reattach it.

[Professor Batty]

When mine fell off I carefully cleaned off the old adhesive and put a piece of hi-tack print mount on the top of the shaft and pressed the dial back on it. It's held well so far, I would think that any double-sided tape would work. I wouldn't use glue—too much of a chance that it could make a mess and it might not be removable in the future.

[Transit]

I risked the glue, with a cleanup then careful wipe of contact adhesive on each.
seems ok.

[luftfluss]

I had to re-attach mine several months ago. I used Krazy Glue, working perfectly so far.

[furryurry]

I lost mine too :/

[VaderSS]

Lost my Mode Dial on a trip to Yosemite. Found one on ebay for $35, though that listing is now showing $135.

Just ran across one here as well, though it's listed as out of stock at the moment;
Pentax K-01 Digital Mirrorless Camera Dial 77560.0A331

[furryurry]

$135!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ill just keep shooting without it lol

P.S. $135+shipping!

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[shiner]

Re-attached both of mine with small amount of "3M super strength adhesive". Seems secure.

[VaderSS]

Re-attached both of mine with small amount of "3M super strength adhesive". Seems secure.

Wish I had done the same.

I think its a good idea to give a little tug on the dial for anyone who owns a K-01, to make sure it's on securely.

[VaderSS]

$135!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ill just keep shooting without it lol

P.S. $135+shipping!

Just a guess, but I think the seller is out and put the price where no-one would buy it, rather than letting the listing drop out.

[Davep]

Mine popped off last month. 430xxxx serial. I suggest this will be a failure on all K-01's as the adhesive dries out with age.

[ronniemac]

Mine came off my silver K-01, found it and holding it on with blue tack just now. Yellow and black are fine.

[monochrome]

I bought a second one in the box a couple months ago to get the battery and DA40XS. It had 126 actuations (it was FW 1.0 so it hadn't reset) and it was perfect - except the Mode Dial came off as I removed the plastic

[shiner]

Mine came off my silver K-01, found it and holding it on with blue tack just now. Yellow and black are fine.

Pop the other two off and re-glue them immediately! Mine seemed OK until I tested them. They will pop right off! Everyone should remove and re-glue their dials NOW, if they haven't lost them yet. It's not hard, only takes a few minutes- and a variety of adhesives will work. Anything is better than leaving the OEM glue in place, because it is just ticking the days away before it will catch you by surprise.

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I bought a second one in the box a couple months ago to get the battery and DA40XS. It had 126 actuations (it was FW 1.0 so it hadn't reset) and it was perfect - except the Mode Dial came off as I removed the plastic

The DA40XS is one of the best things Pentax ever made.

[K10Perry]

All you K-01er's out there: I was contacted by pixelvandal about the lost mode dial issue because I had done some 3D printing for the Q. He wanted to know if a replacement is possible. I have modeled (image below) and test printed a replacement dial that looks pretty cool. Problem is I have no K-01 to test it on nor do I know anyone to test it on. While I could mail to pixelvandal for a test fit, but then we would have to keep mailing dials back & forth until it is correct. Is there anyone in the Salem/Albany Oregon area willing to do a test fitting? The problem is the pin to key the dial orientation. I don't know exact size and location. I have it pretty close, and perhaps good enough, but it needs a test fitting to be correct.