[Boatanchors] free coil winder

[Brian Harris]

The recent lengthy discussion of coils and the winding thereof prompted this email.

I have the hardware for a powered hombrew coil winder that belonged to a SK friend.  The hardware consists of a mechanical digital counter that gets pulsed with 110AC with each complete revolution of a lathe-looking assembly on which one mounts the coil form to be wound.  There is a slow turning AC motor that drives the 'lathe' so all you have to do is mount the coil form and start the thing and then stop it when the turns counter hits the number of turns you needed.  This hardware was all mounted on an upside down fruit box that was wired underneath very shabbily.  I removed the hardware from the box and will make the hardware available to somebody that needs it and will use it.  Now for the bad news, the motor needs lubrication badly as I don't think it actually turns.  Additionally, the turns counter will need dismantling and cleaning as it isn't working as it should, although it tries to count.  

I will give this hardware to whoever convinces me that they need it, deserve it and will use it.  Feel free to get creative here.  Your cost will be only the cost of shipping to your location.  I can make pictures available of the hardware if someone is really interested and feels they just have to see it before shelling out the $10-15 that it should cost to ship within the U.S.  Sorry, no international shipments.

Brian Harris, WA5UEK

phone 214-763-5977

email cosmophone at yahoo.com

website www.myhamshack.com/wa5uek