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

[Ed]

So Jim, I have an SX-100 that I am cleaning and about to recap. It was given 
to me by the original owner and I doubt it has ever had a screw turned on 
it. When I go to realign it, melt the beeswax out of all the cans before I 
touch them?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Brannigan" <jbrannig at optonline.net>
To: "Craig Roberts" <crgrbrts at verizon.net>; "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
Cc: <Troglodite at aol.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; 
<bpancake at mindspring.com>; <elh54 at sbcglobal.net>; 
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Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Re: [Hallicrafters] Re: RE: Help! My coil 
slugisstuck! - ...


> 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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