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Subject: [AMPS] wanted SB 220 bandswitch
From: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 09:41:53 -0400
At 01:49 PM 9/25/00 +0100, Peter Chadwick wrote:
>
>Rich says;
>
>>How about a screw driver slot for the bandswitch instead of a knob?
>
>This would appear to be a fairly common problem. Is the switch in the
standard
>SB220 switch so easy to turn that it's not noticeable that it's not a
capacitor?
>If so, some sort of stronger spring in the switch indexing mechanism might be
>worthwhile.

The detent spring is fairly soft, but the main reason is a triumph of
aesthetics over ergonomics -- the three knobs in question on the SB-220 are
all exactly the same.  A simple fix is to replace the bandswitch knob with
one that is a distinctively different shape.

73, Pete Smith N4ZR

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