[ARC5] ARC-5 repair

[Robert Nickels]

WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
> My tool of choice for opening rolled lip aluminum or brass cans on 
> capacitors or vibrators is the smallest pair of Xcelite end cutters
Exactly that tool I used, Robert.  I will take your recommendation 
regarding the edge treatment, as I have a couple of these that have seen 
some hard use (production line discards). The can material is thicker 
than I thought, but once you get it started I found it would roll back 
pretty nicely.
>
> With the vibrator fixed or the capacitor guts replaced, I use a small 
> (8 oz) shop hammer to work the crimped lip back down, again making 
> around four passes.

Again, same method.  I figured my usage didn't required the same level 
of mechanical sealing as the original design ;-)

I was planning to go with terminal strips but reworking the caps turned 
out to be easy enough, and the workmanship is so nice it's good to 
maintain it as much as possible.  I'll try the tubing cutter on the next 
ones I do.

73, Bob W9RAN