[Boatanchors] FT-243 Crystal repair?

[Ian Wilson]

I have got some life back by cleaning the crystal with isopropyl alcohol
and drying carefully.

You may also want to inspect the connections carefully: sometimes these
become corroded until there is no conductive path left.

73, ian K3IMW

On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Curt <rhulett1 at comcast.net> wrote:

> One of my FT-243 crystals quit oscillating ( another crystal works fine ).
>  Tried it in several rigs, won't oscillate in any of them. Dismantled it,
> the element appears undamaged.  Cleaned the copper pads, reassembled it,
> still no go.  Anyone ever successfully repair one of these?  73, Curt KB5JO
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