[Heathkit] Heathkit SA 2060. Tuner

[Mark K3MSB]

Hi Ken

I have to disagree with you.  I've owned a pair of SA-2060's for about 15
years and our club has one.   There is nothing fragile about the switch.

AB2RA's website says " If you operate the switch often, it will wear out
the detents or contacts as they wipe off the plating"

There are no detents on the switch to "wipe off the plating".   The detents
are in a separate module attached to the front panel.

As far as wiping off the plating of the switch wafers (not contacts),  I've
never heard of that happening.    The switch is robust and I can't see why
it would wear out faster than any other ceramic switch.

I've had to  remove the switch from the sensor module to replace the SO-239
on the club' unit and on one of mine.   Not fun, but pretty
straightforward.

73 Mark K3MSB


On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 10:42 PM Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
wrote:

> On 27 Sep 2021 at 19:41, Danman777 wrote:
>
> > I´m looking for a  new or used SA-2060 antenna  switch part number
> > 63-1374 or any info on a replacement. Or the switch and detect from
> > the SA-2060A.
> >
> > If anyone has a picture of the SA-2060 switch that would be really
> > helpful, mine is missing completely from the Sensor assembly-
>
> Hello, Dan:
>
> I own and use, heavily, a 2060A.
>
> Probably the reason your switch is missing is that it is very, very
> fragile, and can be extremely
> easily broken.
>
> You may wish to visit Janis' AB2RA page here about this unit:
>
> http://wireless-girl.com/Projects/Transmatches/HeathkitSA2060A/
>
> I am extremely careful with the switch in my 2060A, but I AM going to stop
> using it completely
> by using an external switch.
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