[GreenKeys] 15RO Running open

[William Wuttke]

Had the same problem with mine. Also lots of other frozen moving parts.

Bill
KE3BK

On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 4:40 PM John W9DDD <w9ddd at tapr.org> wrote:

> 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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