[Heathkit] DX-60B BANDSWITCH

[tchesek at epix.net]

Thanks once again to Glen for an excellent idea!  I had a bad contact  
on the bandswitch for my SB-201. Harbach Electronics no longer carries  
that wafer but did say he is trying to find another source. I decided  
to take a contact from another similar type wafer to repair the bad  
one and my biggest headache was finding the correct size screw. I  
could not find one at my loacl ACE Hardware nor Home Depot so I kept  
scrounging thru my junkboxes until I found a correct size screw and  
nut that matched. I never gave any thought to an eyeglass repair  
center. It drives you nuts when you know that something is  
manufactured somewhere but you can't find that somewhere.

Tom K3TVC

Quoting Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com>:

> If you cannot find a replace wafer you can carefully
> "drill out" the rivit holding the bad contact and then
> replace it with a contact removed from another switch.
>  Use a small machine screw and nut that you can get
> for eyeglass repair.  If you talk "real nice" to the
> technician at your local "mall" eyeglass place he/she
> will probably give you some.
>
> Using this method is a whole lot simpler to accomplish
> than removing the bandswitch to replace the wafer.
>
> Over the years I have repaired many rotary switches
> using this method.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
>
> --- Ed - K9EW <k9ew57 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have a nice little DX-60B that would arc only on
> 80m.  I traced it down to a broken finger contact on
> the Bandswitch that is only in use on 80m.  Does
> anyone know a source of a replacement wafer for this
> switch?  The wafer that needs replacing is a 2-pole,
> 5-position ceramic wafer.  I'd appreciate any leads
> you might have.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
> Website:  http://k9sth.com
>
>
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