[R-390] Need Oldham Coupler Spring

[Flowertime01 at wmconnect.com]

Fred Bray,

There is nothing sacred in the springs.
They need to be stiffer than the coupler back lash. short enough to get 
stretched between the pegs. On a bad day a twist tie in there will do better than 
nothing. Most ball point pen springs are not stiff enough. The small diameter 
is the tricky part.

The guys are right, start looking into old VCR's and other items for a spring 
that will work. True Value hardware may have some stock that will work. My 
Ace hardware has become as lost as Home depot and Lowes for this small stock.

Someday when you tare down a relay in an octal plastic box to make a 
capacitor package, the relay spring may be just about the right size. Hope you do not 
have to resort to a whole order from a web site to get your self a spring

Roger KC6TRU