[MRCA] Dow-Key Coax relay repair

B. Smith smithab11 at comcast.net
Wed Nov 5 12:05:54 EST 2014


I would dissect the coils and try to see what the damage is, if the coil 
is open you might have a good chance by unwinding the outer windings.

On 11/5/2014 10:57 AM, DSP3 wrote:
> Not exactly MIL related but certainly tangential...  I contacted 
> Dow-Key to see what replacement coils would be for their DK-60-series 
> relays.  They no longer make the old ones with UHF connectors, and 
> such, but the body and coil design remain the same with their new 
> series.  I went through two or three reps up and down the line, each 
> one very nice and communicative.  In the end, they (Dow-Key) offered 
> to sell me two relay coils, and drop the MOQ requirement.  That was 
> very good of them but.. the price for each coil was $125.  I thanked 
> them but declined the offer.  I'll have to look for a few with bad 
> connectors, and such, but with good coils.....  I should have 
> expected, I think.
>
> Jeep - K3HVG
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