On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Fred Townsend <[email protected]>wrote:
> ...magnets or springs...? ============ Ya know, Fred, it seems as if magnets ought to be the preferred choice. However, I have a Schurr Profi that uses springs, and the action is IMHO absolutely perfect, the best of the many keys I've ever used. OTOH, I also have an old Vibroplex paddle that uses magnets, and whatever advantage they may have is vitiated by generally cheesy construction, including stamped parts. I think the determining factor is really frictionless bearings and nicely machined parts that fit right. The Begali, Schurr, and numerous other keys fit this description. Of course, they cost a lot, sort of like a fly reel with only 6 moving parts that costs 10x as much as a good mass-produced spinning reel. Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
