[ARC5] SCR-274N Update - There be AM Here!

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P.S. from my antique cell phone:  as a quick fix you can stuff a little braid into the female pin to make the  contact until ready to repair.

------Original Message------
From: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
To: "ARC5" <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>,"David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 12:09:20 PM GMT-5
Subject: Re: [ARC5] SCR-274N Update - There be AM Here!



-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com>
>Sent: Sep 9, 2014 11:11 AM
>Here's what I found.  There are "banana leaves" strips on all the jack pins
>in the SCR-274N (as well as ARC-5 etc).  Those leaves had fallen off of the
>Key line on BC-451 J-12!!  Oh Crap.  So, I sent Mike Hanz an "Oh Crap"
>email and asked if I could remove those leaves from a junker  BC-451A that
>I had. Mike said it might be possible, so armed with a bunch of fine dental
>picks I went forth on a banana leaf removal mission and failed miserably.
>They are very delicate and I don't think a transplant operation is feasible.

I have successfully done the "banana transplant" several times.
In fact, I have several of the "banana peel" contacts that go over the pins
in my spares.  I will send you some some male connectors and show you how
to remove the "peels" from the donors.  
It is a delicate operation but can be done.  Do it once or twice and
you'll have it down.

I am at work right now.  When I get home tonight, assuming they don't
grab me by the hair as they have the past two weeks, I will detail
how to replace them.  You need a very fine file, a small, hot soldering tip,
some cotton gause, good eyes, a steady hand and a light touch ;-).  

73 DE Dave AB5S

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