[Boatanchors] Update to Re: OLD mica condensers (and other things)

[Carl]

One of many Im sure Mike

Carl


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Tauson" <wh7hg.hi at gmail.com>
To: "arc5" <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; "boatanchors" 
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 4:45 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Update to Re: OLD mica condensers (and other things)


> On the suggestion of so many here (Was that you, Carl? ;-) ), I have
> done ordered a cap tester - an elder Conar 311.  It's nothing close to
> the best but it's something and it has leakage test capability.  I
> also picked up a cheapie RLC checker (Chinese junk but better than
> nothing) to help sort out goodies.  These are in sharp contrast to a
> test bench that has such classics as an LM and an OS-8.  There would
> have been a ZM-11 instead but I didn't see it in time.  Next month?
>
> As a further update, I have on the inbound period (or, in one case,
> period replica) wire including Litz wire, real breadboards, center
> tapped heater resistors, multi-pie RF chokes of an appropriate age, a
> tonne of bitzenpieces to replenish an empty junque baux, batteries to
> replace the deaders in my Panasonic Toughbooks & Fujitsu 3400 tablet
> and something else but I can't remember what.
>
> Also, I have an offer of help with the transmitting micas and another
> for the variable caps.  I'll be putting up a list of the both that I
> know about for sure in another post.
>
> Guidance for a source of period resistors is still needed.  I'm going
> to assume that Model D equipment (SCR-A*-183/-283 and GF/RU) is
> typical so that's what I'm looking for - not the sets but the type of
> components therein.  Any thoughts wuld be appreciated.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Michael [wh]7HG
> -- 
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> Hiki Nô!
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