[Boatanchors] capacitor retaining brackets?

[Rob Atkinson]

If you can find the right size threaded rod you can try a temporary
fix by cutting and bending the rod to make two upside down Us and put
them over the cap and tighten them down.

73

Rob
K5UJ

On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Paul Kraemer <elespe at lisco.com> wrote:
> Nick
> Try McMaster Carr and WW Grainger. Both have brackets for oil filled caps
> Paul K0UYA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick England" <navy.radio at gmail.com>
> To: "Boatanchors-qth" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 1:39 PM
> Subject: [Boatanchors] capacitor retaining brackets?
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>
>
>> Hi gang - I need a couple of oil-filled capacitor retaining brackets for a
>> transmitter I'm restoring - mouse pee corroded these so bad the studs
>> broke. The brackets are 3" wide and 5" tall with two 1" 10-32 threaded
>> mounting studs for connection to the chassis.
>> The original type (Sangamo CP07SG4) is shown here -
>> http://www.navy-radio.com/xmtrs/frt17-2/cap-bracket-02.JPG
>> Any suggestions? - SurplusSales doesn't have any that would fit.
>>
>> Alternatively, is there a source for 10-32 x 1" spade bolts that I could
>> mount to the existing bracket?
>>
>> Or, some other suggestions about how to repair these - the mounting studs
>> were originally spot-welded to the brackets. Flatten a piece of 10-32 rod
>> on an anvil to make my own studs and epoxy them on? or ???
>>
>> thanks,
>> Nick K4NYW
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