[Milsurplus] BC-611 PTT help

[jphutch60bj]

is it the movement or the return spring to strong?

On 5/20/2020 7:40 PM, Gene Smar via Milsurplus wrote:
> Gents:
>
>       I have a pair of -611s that I intend to bring to various demos such as
> MRCA, RCA (the Club, not the Company), Ham club meetings, etc.  My latest
> acquisition is a 1945 Galvin model F and it seems to work just fine.  The
> other is made by Nippon Electric in 1953 but its PTT switch operates very
> sluggishly.  That is, it requires quite a bit of force to get it to move
> from RX to TX.  I removed this -611's PTT switch assembly and cleaned it
> quite a bit with dry polishing.  It's still tough to operate.
>
>       Have you any suggestions on how I might be able to free up the movement
> of this switch?  I don't want to exhibit it in front of an audience when
> they won't be able to operate it easily.  Would contact cleaner on the 14
> switch poles be advisable?
>
>       Thanks for any guidance you can provide.
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar  AD3F
>
>
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