[Elecraft] vibroplex bug

[John]

At 02:54 PM 26/07/07, you wrote:
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>
>On Jul 26, 2007, at 12:51 PM, Ken W5HYN wrote:
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> >
> > FYI, Vibroplex offers an extension arm (called Vari-speed) to slow
> > down their bugs and it makes fine tuning speed easy.  I put one on
> > my old Lightning Bug and it will slow down to below 15 wpm.
> >
>
>I bought my first bug 55 years ago as a 5 WPM novice.  That arm
>wasn't available then, so I drilled a hole in a piece of steel and
>attached it to the top of the weight with a longer screw.
>
>Bob, N7XY
>
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>Clothespins and (my favorite) large alligator clips hung onto the pendulum
>have done such duty too. Position them so they don't interfere with the
>damper action.

I wrapped solder around the weight, that worked.

John
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