[Elecraft] More on N6KR method for setting the reference

Mon Aug 25 10:30:01 2003

Is the current crop of ceramic tools able to stand use with tight =
trimmers
like C22 Rick?=20

I've got a handful of ceramic tuning tools. Mine are great but BRITTLE! =
The
chisel point tools for turning slugs are FB. But the blade-end types for
twisting ceramic trimmers chip very easily when encountering a tight cap
like C22.=20

Mine are 20+ years old. E.F. Johnson Company used to supply them for =
tuning
up their 900 MHz land mobile repeaters. I wonder if they've gotten =
stronger
ceramic over the years.=20

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] =
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On Behalf Of WQ8Q
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 4:43 AM
To: 'Elecraft'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] More on N6KR method for setting the reference

One of the handiest little tools I've come up with for setting various =
caps
is a CERAMIC alignment tool from Milestone Technologies  =
(www.morsex.com)
I've just got the one,  MX-PK034D $3.50  but Marshall now has a set of =
them,
MX-PK0355 $17.95
They're non-inductive, non-magnetic, thermally and electrically =
insulated,
and anti-static. Best of all, the one I have works great!
73 de Rick, WQ8Q