Julius, N2WN wrote: As I recall, all of the military keys were silver coated (tending to oxidize black).
----------------------- My WWII Vintage J-38 has a main frame piece made of a silver metal that I haven't identified, a rocker arm that is nickel-plated copper, and all brass thumb screws, pivots, shorting arm and plate leading from the bottom contact to the hot terminal. It was my understanding that there was quite a variety of metals and platings used, based on what was available during the war. Mine was in fair condition when I got it. It had obviously been stored for a number of years, but wasn't damaged. I have an ultrasonic cleaner that did a bang-up job on it. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
