[Boatanchors] FT-243 Crystal repair?

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The (only) common failure mode for military FT-243 crystals I have ever 
found is for one or both of the brass contact plates to break at the pigtail 
that goes down into the pin.  These are fairly easily repairable but require a 
donor holder made by the same contractor as virtually every contractor used 
a different shape of contact plate.  I have repaired many of them and have 
never found one with a bad crystal blank.

FT-241 crystals are a different story entirely.

In a message dated 03/19/2013 00:24:16 AM Central Daylight Time, 
ianmwilson73 at gmail.com writes: 
> >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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