[CW] Need help to identify a one paddle key- Midland brand name

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

>
> BTW a good gimmick for reducing contact jitter on dots is to squeeze a thin
> slice of  foam rubber inside the dot contact u-flat spring contactor.
>
> HFM oz1uf, Cph.
>

Yes that reduces the contact jitter (bouncing contacts) but it also reduces
the "push back" of the spring.  So readjustment is always needed.

I haven't come to the conclusion if it is really better or not.  I do like
the idea of Ted McElroy's "dot pre-tensioner" which was an "L" shaped piece
of metal which tensed the dot spring and acted as a damper for the
vibrations which appeared on his 1939 McElroy Deluxe bug.

73
DR
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