[Johnson] Ranger relay socket

[KENNETH A CRIPS]

I changed out all of these porcelain plugs.  The problem I have seen in the 
Johnson rigs if the center screw is over tightened it cracks the socket in 
half, so when you plug the Rig in a turn in on BLOOOOOM! I also do not like 
how little the porcelain material extends from the holes it is very easy to 
touch the chassis as you are inserting the plug.  The use of a Crystal 
socket is not the best solution because they crack down the middle if over 
tightened, and hanging out the back like they do they are easy to damage 
when moving the rig. Which you don't need because when you move one of these 
transmitters there is a price to pay, smashed fingers, hernia's,
blasted backs, blood; you are already speaking in tongues why make it worse 
8^)

I replaced the relay sockets on both the Viking I and II with the following.

two #3542 pin tip jacks
two #5173 Pin tip plugs

the ones I am using come from the outfit below.

http://www.pomonaelectronics.com/cgi-local/tundra.pl?abcd1234&mode=D&crumbs=HWARE&cat=PINJACK&sort=sort_field

The pin tip jacks fit in the holes without modification and each are secured
by a nut with lock washer, the solder lug is easy to get to it is long but I
placed some shrink to fit tubing over it and it looks great. They come in
white (used here to match the original) red, and black. The tough
plastic extends a safe distance from the chassis, and it looks like the 
original
plug from the outside.

                          Ken de W7ITC




Kenneth A. Crips Station W7ITC, Cheyenne, Wyoming. With the Chew Crew
Irish Terriers named Beezie, Chic, and
Cowboy.