[Collins] 75S3B info

[David Knepper]

Any old foam material will do.  It merely held the filter in the socket -
that is all.  Over the years, it lost its resiliency.


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Don and Diana Cunningham" <wb5hak at sirinet.net>
To: "Collins Radio Association" <Collins at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 8:34 PM
Subject: [Collins] 75S3B info


> I just got a very nice 75S3B in a S3 line today (73S3B, 32S3, 312B4,
516F2,
> 30L1).  I am in the process of looking it over for obvious problems before
> "smoke testing", hi.  Under the filter cover on top of the chassis, I
found
> some foam packing around the filter that is doing some serious
> decomposition, to the point that it will crumble mercilessly when
touched!!
> Any reason to try to find/make a replacement foam for this??  If so,
anyone
> have a spare before I start looking for some foam rubber to cut up?
> Tks,
> Don, WB5HAK
>
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