[Elecraft] OT -- J-38 part needed . . . OT

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Oops, that was meant for Richards. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron D'Eau Claire [mailto:ron at cobi.biz] 
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 1:34 PM
To: 'Kevin Cozens'; 'elecraft at mailman.qth.net'
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] OT -- J-38 part needed . . . OT

Hello Kevin:

You can't have the washers out of my trusty J38 but I have a suggestion. 

I have gotten away with just substituting flat fibre washers in such places.
I realize they don't have the "lip" that keeps the screw centered in the
hole, but in normal use there isn't enough pressure on it to cause the screw
to move, once it's tightened in place. 

Many hardware stores carry them. 

If you really want "original" parts with the centering lip, check out
Vibroplex. They sell parts for every key they ever made! I believe that part
number 8035 on their original Bug is what you need. 

www.Vibroplex.com.

73, Ron AC7AC



-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kevin
Cozens
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 11:35 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT -- J-38 part needed . . . OT

On 16-03-25 02:18 PM, Richards wrote:
> I am restoring a J-38 key. I have all the parts EXCEPT the little 
> insulating washers that insulate one of the inside binding post from 
> the base/trunion piece.
[snip]
> Any clue where I can find them?
> OR  a suggestion as to what I can use, instead ?

If you can't find original replacement washers you could look at getting
someone to 3D print some replacements.

--
Cheers!

Kevin.