11 Set stuff

[cletrac (RIP)]

Here's a blow up of that pic inside an 8cwt. There's no room in front of the set for the morse key and on top of the set would be too high.
I looked further and found this other pic that I'd forgotten about. That key must have something there to hold it down. The bakelite base would be black like the knob.

[things_green]

Excellent coverage here;

http://www.royalsignals.org.uk/key-p...yandplugv1.pdf

There is mention of a British, Ausy and the New Zealand copy of the 'key slide'..

The NZ unit is a locally produced "Key WT 5 amp No2" .
The associated Slide was designed for the ZC1 Mk I & MkII in the vehicle mounted role.

here is mine;

[cletrac (RIP)]

I watched that film clip again and here it is! Problem solved. It's mounted on the sliding shelf below the set.

[Ron Pier]

Not sure if it's the correct key? But my guy has the "Kinky" version. Ron

[Mike K]

Ron

your operator , the guy that is permanently stiff, has a 19 set key on his thigh .

Those ubiquitous No.2 keys are not the most comfortable keys to use, I always found them unbalanced and awkward , I could never get above 10WPM

[Ron Pier]

Thanks Mike. Let me know if you have a surplus correct key available to sell me.

Regards Ron

[cletrac (RIP)]

Here's the pages from WFTW that Brent refered to.
The 11 set key was high enough voltage that it used the insulated knob and finger protector.The key has machine screws going up from the bottom to hold stuff together so it needs that cork type gasket between the bakelite and the slider piece for insulation. The other part of the slider bolts down and the key assembly slides into it freely.
I still need the bolt down part of the slider to complete my setup if anyone has one to spare.
Chris, does your pamphlet with the wire lengths say anything relevant to this setup?
The last page is a No 2 key used with the leg straps. It looks like just the leg strap versions had that cover on them.