[GreenKeys] 15RO Running open

[John W9DDD]

The pin is called a plunger on the drawing you attached. 
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You can easily remove the range scale with just a couple of screws.  Then you can more easily lub and free up all the moving parts that reside behind the scale.  I had similar problems with both a 14 and a 15.  In both cases the pin was the primary problem (stuck) but a lot of the other moving parts were sluggish

John, W9DDD


> On Jun 13, 2022, at 5:37 PM, Tom Hunter <tomhenryhunter at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> If anyone is interested, I have pinned down the problem with my new toy. 
> 
> The stop lever is so tight on its bearing that it will not move into position 
> to catch the stop arm on the selector cam. I can barely move it with a 
> screwdriver tip. If I push the stop lever into place the machine stops running open.
> 
> If I manually pop the trip latch the selector still won't turn - stop lever is too tight 
> to move out of the way.
> 
> My guess is I need to remove the stop lever, clean out the bearing and re-oil it.
> Then it looks like the trip off eccentric screw might need a slight adjustment
> 
> Some judicious oiling of the swords got them working. Now as the machine is 
> running open, the selector cam ripples through the swords as it should.
> 
> If I can get this problem sorted out, I can move on and see what the next problem may be.
> 
> 
> Tom   N3CRK
> <15 Selector.JPG>
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