[Central-Electronics] 100V and 200V Power Switch Replacements

[NICKTUSA at aol.com]

Fellow Central Electronics 100V &  200V Owners,

My original CE stock of replacement AC power switches  (the little red or 
black module attached to the rear of the Function switch) for  the 100/200V 
transmitters has dwindled to net-zero. These are beginning to fail  at an 
accelerated rate after 40+ years of operation.  This part was never  intended to be 
supplied as a separate repair item for rotary switches as few  pieces of 
electronic gear are in service this long.  Anyway, I have been  researching a 
replacement source for the AC power switch used on the 100/200V  transmitters on and 
off for the past several years...more so when I was doing  the restorations at 
my previous Covington location.  After a long string of  strikeouts, I've got 
a source identified.

Of course, the minimum  order is rather significant in terms of quantity 
since these are rarely used in  Today's equipment, so I am asking if there is any 
real interest by CE collectors  in buying these repair parts as spares for 
your existing radios.  Frankly,  I don't see how to repair these as when they 
fail it is totally  catastrophic...at least for those failed ones I've dissected. 
 Short of  installing a toggle switch somewhere on the set (I've actually 
seen a few of  these in the past....yuck), a failed switch results in a shelved 
transmitter and  no fun.  So, if a reasonable number of you are interested in 
securing  spares, I'll commit to having a run made.  Please advise  soon.

Also on the list of parts projects are meter face  replacements for the 
100/200V.  You may not believe it, but when your set  was first produced, those 
meters were a light cream color.  Today, most are  a ripe merlot!

Regards,

Nick   K5EF

Tusa Consulting Services II, LLC
75757 Highway 1082
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Covington, LA 70435

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