[Boatanchors] Re: [Hallicrafters] Re: RE: Help! My coil slug isstuck! - ...

[Jim Brannigan]

Talcum powder works great on 32S, 75S and really great on the R-390's......
But for "set and forget" slugs you need something to hold them in place.
I think Halli used beeswax to hold slugs.
After breaking a few slugs I figured out that a hair dryer would melt the
wax and allow adjustment.....
(get under chassis, use heat and gravity to clear wax)  adjust and re-seal
with ONE drop from a candle......

BTW My kids are grown, but I remember a different butt smell......

Jim


> Talcum powder might be common and low tech, but it's the lubricant of
> choice for Collins users in our infamous S-Line slug racks. I powdered
> my rigs several years ago and the the slugs still rack perfectly -- and
> smell like a barber shop on Saturday afternoon (or a baby's butt).
>
> Craig
> W3CRR
>
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