[CW] Hollow state keyer

[Walter - K5EST]

WoW John, nice find and surprisingly it's in pretty good shape! Congrats!

73,

Walter, K5EST ⚓




On Thu, Jun 8, 2023, 9:54 AM John <johnk5mo at gmail.com> wrote:

> I picked this Eldico keyer up at a recent hamfest, and did some repair
> (rectifiers/filter caps/timing circuit) and it's working well now.
>
> The mechanical portion of the thing is interesting. The whole  works seems
> to be mounted in a black resin cast housing which is then machined and
> fitted with the paddle arm and the adjustment screws for travel and
> centering.   While the spacing of the arms is a bit wide for my tastes, the
> adjustment screws don't want to  budge.  I've broken enough things in a
> similar state to leave well enough alone and use it as is, rather than
> getting out the TorqueMaster screwdriver.
>
> The relay ticking away with the CW is kind of soothing!
>
> John K5MO
>
> PS: Next up: The M&M Electronics "Dah Ditter"
>
>
>
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