[ARC5] Rheostat Repair

[Dennis Monticelli]

Probably nichrome wire.  Tough to solder.  I suggest conductive glue.

On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 6:40 AM Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> One of the wire wound pots for filament control on my TBW-4 has a break in
> the wire.
>
> I cleaned the break and added a parallel wire and attempted to solder the
> two.
>
> The solder will not stick to the wire on the pot.   I tried different iron
> temperatures etc but to no avail.
>
> Any ideas as  to alternate ways to fix this?   Photos attached.
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB
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