Re: [amsat-bb] Rebuilding KLM-14C Polarity Switcher

["Freeman P. Pascal IV" <pascal@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ron,

If the relay functions and white casing around the relay is simply 
damaged, I may have a solution for you. I found that one of the game 
pieces from my kids "Thin Ice" game as an exact fit for replacing the 
cover on the relay. Simply slip it on and apply a bit of silicon weather 
seal around the base. I use this trick on both my KLM 2m and 70cm antennas.

If you are not familiar with the "Thin Ice" game, it is the game where 
you place the white blocks in a frame and hammer out each block each 
turn until the whole falls through. It's a classic kids game.

-Freeman, N5FPP


Ronald Long wrote:

> I am trying to help a friend rebuild the polarity switch from a 
> KLM-14C 2meter antenna. The pcb and the relay must be replaced.
>
> I guess it is my advancing senility (hi). I was sure I had one in my 
> junk box but a two day search has not found it. I have a vague memory 
> of selling it in the past year or two to someone on amsat-bb. If that 
> rings a bell with you and you did not end up using it – how many 
> things have I bought for an ‘immediate use’ that were never used – 
> please contact me and I will be happy to buy it back.
>
> Barring that, does anyone else have one that they would be willing to 
> sell? The pcb is the important part.
>
> Third, a local ham thought he recalled talking to someone who had 
> designed a replacement pcb and using a different relay from the 
> original. Does anyone recall this?
>
> Thanks, ron w8gus.
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