[Hallicrafters] SX-111 Crystal

[Rodney Bunt]

The connection to the side of the Crystal is "spot welded" to the crystal side, that is "sputter"
coated with Gold. They break away if badly handled or DROPED, I know I did it. Just carefully
solder it back.

Rodney
VK2KTZ

--- Rich Oliver <Rich.Oliver at lowell.edu> wrote:
> Sounds right, but I have to wonder why anybody needed to get at the 
> crystal in the first place.
> 
> KC9GQ
> 
> Bill Gerhold wrote:
> 
> >I received a few more msg's about the Crystal
> >calibrator in the SX-111 and it seems that this
> >calibrator or crystal in a tube, does not need
> >to be in a vacuum environment.
> >
> >Numerous "Mr. Fixits", said they cut or smashed
> >the glass envelope to gain access to the crystal
> >and just glued the glass back.  One individual,
> >shattered the glass envelope and replaced it with
> >a pill bottle container!  Works just fine.
> >
> >So, it would seem from these comments, that the
> >unit will function witout a vacuum and can take
> >a licking and keep on ticking.
> >
> >K2WH
> >
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