[Elecraft] Tuner bug

[Dave Cole]

Andy,

You have far too much time on your hands...  :)

73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources

On 11/7/20 8:28 AM, Andy Durbin wrote:
> "Careful inspection of the air-spaced variable revealed a small bug between the plates.  It was carefully extracted and viewed under the microscope.  It was well charred!"
> 
> For the detail oriented - bug was identified as attagenus pellio (carpet beetle).  They are common here in Arizona.  They have a very high crush resistance but it seems poor tolerance of high RF voltage.
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attagenus_pellio
> 
> 73,
> Andy, k3wyc
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