[CW] Speed-X 114-520 feet

Sat Apr 14 13:11:55 EDT 2018

     Spelled it wrong, its Speed-X. I found a site showing some 
Speed-X bugs with history at:
http://www.telegraphkeys.com/pages/bugs/speedx.html
     My key is similar to one there but the key shown has four 
feet. Mine has the reversed bridge. I found there were two owners 
before Les Logan. Mine has no label and no indication that it 
ever had a label. Same with the feet, no sign that there were 
once four feet.

On 4/14/2018 9:55 AM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>     I have a very old Speedex that I thought was a Les Logan key. 
> It has three feet which are mounted with screws. The key has no 
> label or other markings on it. Its in a Speedex box but the part 
> of the label that has the manufacturer's name is missing. The 
> label says "Speedex High Speed Key". There is a place for the 
> model number but noting is visible there. Below is says made by 
> Spee... the rest is torn off.  The box is yellow. The key is 
> chrome plated. My memory is that there was someone before Les 
> Logan who made Speedex keys.
> 
> On 4/14/2018 8:44 AM, GRANT YOUNGMAN wrote:
>> Thanks …
>>
>> I probably have some appropriate stick-on feet in the trove. 
>>   I’ve owned lots of bugs over the years, but this is my first 
>> ever Speed-X.  I really like it.  The feet have gotten a bit 
>> hard and lost their “sticky” with age, so I have to use a 
>> non-slip pad under it.  At least this one doesn't wobble.
>>
>> I checked out WA9TGT’s feet, and they apparently just press on 
>> over the existing rivet heads.  I’ll see if they work on this one.
>>
>> Grant NQ5T
>> K3 #2091, KX3 #8342
>> SKCC #18434
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The bumpers - or rubber feet - are riveted on.
>>>
>>> Most people replace the wobbly four bumpers with THREE rubber 
>>> stick-on  bumpers from Amazon 
>>> <https://www.amazon.com/Self-Adhesive-Bumper-82-Piece-Spherical-Square/dp/B06XCLYL53/ref=sr_1_4>. 
>>>
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Self-Adhesive-Bumper-82-Piece-Spherical-Square/dp/B06XCLYL53/ref=sr_1_4 
>>>
>>>
>>> 2B Radio Parts also sells bumpers for this - but I don't know 
>>> how he mounts his.
>>> https://2bradioparts.com/Les%20Logan%20Key%20Parts%20page16.html
>>>
>>> Frank, W7IS is our resident expert on this bugs.  He usually 
>>> chimes in with:
>>>
>>>     Les Logan used 4 feet on his keys and the 4 feet can cause
>>>     the key to wobble if they are not all perfectly level.
>>>
>>>     Most all speed keys come with 3 feet since they are self
>>>     leveling.
>>>
>>>     So its odd Les Logan never caught onto it..
>>>
>>>     And your correct, removing the 4 old feet is difficult due
>>>     to the rivets freezing up.
>>>
>>>     So what I do is simply leave the 4 old feet in place and
>>>     instead use 3 self sticking on feet that are slightly 
>>> higher..
>>>
>>>     You can find many sources for the self sticking feet off
>>>     Ebay and Amazon.
>>>
>>>     They have an adhesive on the bottom.
>>>
>>>     I've done that on quite a few Les Logans and find its the
>>>     best solution.
>>>     Plus you can pick up an entire sheet of the self adhesive
>>>     rubber feet and use them on other projects around the 
>>> house!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>> I do what Frank does on my Les Logan key (same key).
>>>
>>> 73
>>> DR
>>> N1EA
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 9:22 AM, GRANT YOUNGMAN 
>>> <ghyoungman at gmail.com <mailto:ghyoungman at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     I recently acquired a very nice E F Johnson114-520 Speed-X
>>>     bug, which could benefit greatly from new feet.
>>>
>>>     I went to unscrew the old ones and replace them this
>>>     morning in what I thought would be an easy 5 minute job,
>>>     only to realize that they appear to be staked on instead of
>>>     being easily removable.  In any case, what I expected would
>>>     be screw heads holding them on, don’t look like screw heads.
>>>
>>>     Am I missing something simple?  Or is there no easy way to
>>>     replace them other than to try and pop out the stakes.  I
>>>     don’t want to damage anything.
>>>
>>>     Thanks …
>>
>>
>>
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> 

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Richard Knoppow
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WB6KBL