[Heathkit] Amp Keying Interface?

[jeremy-ca]

Ive had SB200 & SB220's come thru here with magic marker lettering and even 
scratched in the paint to let the moron know which way the switch goes.
One was marked ONN  OF;  never did figure out if it was a joke.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] Amp Keying Interface?


> To be truly aesthetic pleasing, shouldn't use rub-on lettering but Dymo
> Labels with red background and white lettering. Less pleasing, but
> acceptable, would be a masking tape strip with ink lettering. Over the
> years, I've lost count of how many rigs picked up at flea markets came
> with these "aesthetic pleasing" labels.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
> On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:49:53 -0400 Jim Brannigan <jbrannig at optonline.net>
> writes:
>> Yup, a great big toggle switch with a fat paddle on it, mounted below
>> and
>> between the BAND and LOAD knobs
>> STBY on one side and OPERATE on the other (using rub-on panel labels
>> for
>> aesthetic purposes).
>>
>> It should have been in the original design.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> > Sure, that will work or, if you don't care about cosmetics and
>> front
>> > panel aesthetics, and knife switch bolted to the front panel will
>> work
>> > too.
>> >
>> > Pete, wa2cwa
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 12:47:34 -0500 "kb0nly" <kb0nly at mchsi.com>
>> writes:
>> >> Or a simple toggle switch inline with relay lead would work
>> also.
>> >>
>> >> Scott
>>
>>
>>
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