[CW] A keyer ruined my wrist...

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

I agree with what's been said, but I'll add that an old timer told me that
if the two sides of a contact meet ever so slightly NOT flat to flat, the
contacts will automatically clean them selves by sliding.

Also if you have domed contacts, do NOT file them into a flat because domed
contacts are better. N2DAN used domed contacts on his paddle for example.

73

DR

On Aug 11, 2016 10:01 PM, "Benny Owens" <k5kvm5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> RON
>
> YOU HAVE GOTTEN SOME GOOD ADVICE.  I TOO USE THE W0EB DOT STABILIZER
> ON ALL THE BUGS I USE.
>
> CLEAN AND POLISH THE CONTACTS.   CLEAN AND CHECK THE PIVOTS FOR GOOD
> GROUND.  YOU CAN DO THIS WITH A GROUND JUMPER AROUND THE PIVOTS.
> CHECK YOUR CONTACT ALIGNMENT.  THE CONTACT FACES SHOULD BE PARALLEL AS
> THEY TOUCH.  ALIGN ON ALL THREE AXIS.  THERE ARE SEVERAL YOUTUBE
> VIDEOS THAT SHOW HOW TO ADJUST A BUG.   THEN THE DOT STABILIZER CAN DO
> ITS JOB IF NEEDED.  I LIKE THE WAY IT STOPS THE TRAVEL OF THE DOT
> CONTACT ON SEPARATION.
>
> I FOUND MY BUG FIST IMPROVED WHEN I RETIRED MY PADDLE A COUPLE OF
> YEARS AGO.  I HAD BEEN USING BOTH SINCE 76.
>
> 73
> BENNY K5KV
>
> On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 8:01 PM, K3PID <Ron.K3PID at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > Boy who knew that a few years of using a paddle and a keyer would ruin a
> > guys wrist? My hand just doesn’t want to make multiple DAHs ( cause the
> > stupid keyer does it all by itself...) I’ve been practicing off-air and
> it’s
> > coming back but what a struggle!
> >
> > ALSO!!  Why are the DITs from my new bug scratchy? Right count, right
> > length, just not clean! Is this a possible spring tension thing? or am I
> > just having to relearn it all? Is there a contact wetting required? I
> don’t
> > recall having the issue in the past...
> >
> > 73 ES AS while I work it out...
> >
> > Ron K3PID
> >
> >
> >
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