[ARC5] ARC-5 Slide Clips

[Michael Hanz]

Right church, wrong pew.  I'm afraid you will have a hard time sourcing 
those smaller slide latches, Phillip.  They were never an AN standard 
that I could find, though the larger latches and snap slide posts 
received not only AN numbers, but later MilSpec (MS) numbers and 
associated drawings - and even those have been redesigned to eliminate 
the rivet and wave washer by folding the guide over on each side to 
retain the slide.

The best place to find them would most likely be on old command 
transmitter or receiver covers off of scrap sets.  You may have to take 
them to a plating shop and have them decrudded and replated with nickle 
plate...the originals appear to be barrel plated brass and don't stand 
up well to the years, especially in wet locations. You'll have to make 
some new rivets for them as well...I highly recommend stainless steel so 
you don't have to plate them.

  - Mike  KC4TOS

On 3/26/2016 4:47 PM, Phillip Carpenter wrote:
> I think I figured it out: Dzus slide latch!
>
> Now if I can locate a source with the right sizes.
>
> Phillip W4RTX
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 26, 2016, at 4:25 PM, Phillip Carpenter <carpenterpa at tds.net> wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone in the Group know the proper name for the slide clip and post devises used to hold on the tube compartment cover and dynamotor?
>>
>> I'm looking for a replacement source or similar product to replace those missing on my radios.
>>
>> My last resort is the use R clips but I'd prefer anything closer to the originals.
>>
>> Surely some Government contractor makes and stocks replacement parts that are very similar.
>>
>> Thanks in advance to all who reply!
>>
>> Respectfully,
>>
>> Phillip W4RTX