[ARC5] ARC 5 AGC problem solved

[J. Forster]

If you want to make a protective pad to hold the caps, use PVC or copper from
Home Depot. Cut it to length then cut a lengthwise slot. I do that to chuck
round things up in a lathe.

-John

Mike Hanz wrote:

> Nope...steel will scratch cad plated brass every time.  Sorta
> paper-scissors-rock kinda thing.  You need a tube of delrin or nylon to
> grip it in.  If the outer diameter is greater than the lip of the
> capacitor, you can then use your tubing cutter (long side of the backing
> rollers on the delrin) to make the cut and avoid the shortening of the
> can that necessarily results from the typical .030" hacksaw blade width.
>
> 73,
> Mike