[Johnson] Speed X bug help

[Sherrill Watkins]

Cal: All Speed-x bugs had a small coil spring, approx. 1/4" diameter of fine
wire, located on the side opposite the binding post terminals or the side
opposite the circuit closer switch. The spring's purpose was to return the
leaver (that the pendelum is attached to) to its normal rest position when
pressure was released from the dit side of the paddle. When the paddle was
pressed to the right; the leaver will swing to the left on the pivot, and
cause the pendelum to oscillate or vibrate thereby cause a string of dits to
be formed. The spring pushed on the leaver that the pendelum is attached to
causing the leaver to return to its neutral or middle (at rest) position when
finger pressure was released. All Speed-X keys had this spring. If yours does
not have one, try installing a small spring from a ball point pen to achieve
this effect.  - 73- Sherrill W. k4own. 

-----Original Message-----
From: C Eus [mailto:catman351 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 10:35 AM
To: Sherrill Watkins
Subject: RE: [Johnson] Speed X bug help


Model # is 114-520. 
--- Sherrill Watkins
<Sherrill.Watkins at dgs.virginia.gov> wrote:
> Cal: It would help if you had given the model number
> of your Speed-x bug. The
> Speed-x bugs had a small coil spring on the left
> side(when viewed from above,
> looking straight down,with the finger paddle
> pointing toward you.) Depending
> on the model, there will be either one or two
> adjustment screws. On the two
> adjustment screw model, I believe the screw closest
> to the finger paddle will
> control tension on the leaver by compressing the
> small spring. On the model
> with one adjustment screw, there is a small spring
> that slips over the leaver
> stop adjustment screw threads. The spring is not
> adjustable by that screw but
> the spring tension will be affected by the position
> of the leaver stop screw.
> This spring can only be "adjusted" by changing the
> spring to one with
> different tension. In any event, on all Speed-x
> keys, on the left side there
> is a small coil spring that acts as a leaver return
> spring. -73- Sherrill W.
> k4own.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C Eus [mailto:catman351 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 8:41 AM
> To: johnson at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Johnson] Speed X bug help
> 
> 
> Sorry, I mean "an overhead detailed picture of their
> bug"...
> --- C Eus <catman351 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Does anyone have one of these they can compare?
> > Apparently, the main lever doesn't stay in its
> > "default" position (that is, the rest position
> when
> > the bug is not in use). It tends to "drift" to the
> > dot
> > making side. I sometimes have to push the lever
> back
> > into the neutral position again. Something tells
> me
> > that there is a return spring for the unit that is
> > missing. Can anyone give me an overhead details
> > picture of their but so I can figure out what is
> > supposed to go where (with regards to a possible
> > missing return spring)? Thanks. Cal. N6KYR/8
> > 
> > 
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