When I built a single lever paddle, I used silver wire for the
contacts since I had heard that all the normal corrosion
products of silver are also conductive. I haven't had any
problems with it, although it doesn't get much use.
It might be worth while looking for a paddle with silver contacts.
73 Bill AE6JV
On 5/4/20 at 7:08 PM, huntin...@coastside.net wrote:
The KX2 appears to be designed for very low current through the
paddle contacts. If there is any corrosion at all on the
stainless steel contact or post, keying be inconsistent. A
larger gap so there is more 'swing' for the contact will help.
Now I use a small burnishing wand and clean the contacts each
time I install the paddles on the KX2. Works well.
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