[Boatanchors] IF transformers

[Carl]

Those caps are going to fail sooner or later so may as well do them now.

Carl


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Kraemer" <elespe at lisco.com>
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Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 5:05 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] IF transformers


> Anyone had any experience repairing the K tran style if transformers like
> used in HQ-100 and many others?
> This is in reference to the riveted plate affair in the bottom that forms
> the capacitors needed to resonate the windings.
> I have one that the assembly is loose. I don't see an effective way to
> tighten the rivet.
> My gut says Dremel it out and replace with two sm caps the correct value 
> but
> would rather excercise a little caution and ask if someone else had the 
> same
> experience and how they corrected it.
> Thanks in advance
> Paul K0UYA
>
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