[CW] J-38 wire ferrules

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

Don,

I think you might have some luck searching for them if you look for "phone 
pins" or perhaps "headphone pins" - at least that is what I remember them 
being called.

They were used to terminate telephone headsets (headphones) like Trimm, and 
they were a steel pin.  They could be stuck into a Farnsworth Clip, or 
manufacturers like Switchcraft made special 1/4 inch plugs that had screws 
that held them against a area which had been stamped to form a groove. 
There were two such grooves on each 1/4 plug, one on each side of the 
retaining screw.

Is this what you're talking about?

Since they used tinsel wire, they weren't solderable, and thus used these 
clips.

Be well - use www.google.com and prosper.

73

DR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <K4BEV at aol.com>
To: <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:36 PM
Subject: [CW] J-38 wire ferrules


Does anyone have a source for the wire ferrules used on the J-38  keys?
These are called pins on K6IXs web site.

I've tried tinning the wire, but the looks leave something to be  desired.
Pins from a DB-25 type connector look much better, but they are soft and
distort which eventually make for a poor connection.

I've cleaned and polished my old J-38 and it looks great. The ferrules will
really do the trick for me.

73, Don - K4BEV
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