[Boatanchors] Re: Yoiks! A restorers worst nightmare

[Dick KF4NS]

The responses were great! Thanks to all so very much. I have it solved. A 
gentleman is going to send me a 4 inch hex shaped spacer that is 6-32 tapped 
each end and he will put some cut off 6-32 thread stock in each end. Voila! 
The group comes through again.
Thanks again and 73, Dick KF4NS
St Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
Keep The Glow!


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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Yoiks! A restorers worst nightmare (Dick KF4NS)
>   2. Re: Yoiks! A restorers worst nightmare (Al Parker)
>   3. Re: Yoiks! A restorers worst nightmare (Glen Zook)
>   4. Re: [Heathkit] Yoiks! A restorers worst nightmare
>      (LeeCraner at aol.com)
>   5. Re: Yoiks! A restorers worst nightmare (Larry Taft)
>   6. Re: Yoiks! A restorers worst nightmare (mikea)
>   7. Re: Yoiks! A restorers worst nightmare (WA5CAB at cs.com)
>   8. Plug in coils for Central Eletronics 10 B (John King)
>   9. Re: Yoiks! A restorers worst nightmare (W4AWM at aol.com)
>  10. Re: Yoiks! A restorers worst nightmare (w7fe)
>
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> Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:57:42 -0500
> From: "Dick KF4NS" <kf4nsradio at verizon.net>
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Yoiks! A restorers worst nightmare
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> HELP! I was restoring my Heathkit LG-1 RF Laboratory Generator, replacing
> all caps and out of tolerance resistors, etc., and had just finished the
> last step when I noticed that the aluminum spacer in the oscillator
> compartment had fallen off. The upside down unit was resting on it and
> apparently snapped it off at the threads.
>
> Why couldn't I have broken a part that was easily replaceable? It is Heath
> part number 255-8 and is an aluminum spacer 4 inches long with 7/16 inch 
> of
> 6-32 threads on each end. Please check your parts boxes and see if you 
> have
> something like that. The only alternative is to try to jury rig it with
> solder or maybe even a metal based filler compound. I already tried to
> solder it with the 140W gun but not enough heat to hold the aluminum to 
> the
> copper enclosure. Hate to use a torch because, well you know why.
> 73, Dick KF4NS
> St Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
> Keep The Glow!
>
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