[Collins] Re: 75S-1 recap.

[B Riches]

  ** Reply to note from K0CQ Tue, 1 Mar 2005 04:01:33 -0500 (EST)

  > One is to pry the last crimp open at the bottom. That's messy and hard to  
  > close neatly again. 

  "last crimp"?  You mean the bottom circular crimp, all the way
  around?  Yes, that does sound hard.
    
  > Neater but harder is to gently chuck the can in a metal lathe and cut the  
  > can with a thin cutoff tool just above the shoulder of the base. Rework the  
  > guts and then use epoxy to reassemble the can. Its easy to smash the can  
  > with the lathe chuck.

  I don't have a lathe but I do have a drill press, dremel, and a
  "fret" saw.  I suppose I could make a jig out of 2x4, align the can
  in the wood support, and cut it open.  

  Maybe if I get one of those "european" can openers, that one that
  opens a tin can and makes a lid, I can use it on the aluminum.

  When you say "use epoxy", you mean just a bead to reseal the can? 

  Not, fill the can with epoxy.

  I think I can refill the can myself.  The caps from Mouser are
  inexpensive and I need other caps for my SB-303 and SB-200.

  de ah6gi/4




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