[Hallicrafters] Re: Meter repair

[Mike Everette]

In my humble opinion, those who attempt this type of
repair at home are in the same league as those who
serve as their own defense attorney in a capital
murder case.

73

Mike
WA4DLF (who has worked in an instrument lab)

--- PROZACH7 at aol.com wrote:

>  I have found that the sticking in meters is caused
> by small iron particles 
> between the movement and the inside slug and/or the
> outside surround. To remove 
> the particles you have to remove the permanent
> magnet and then blow out the 
> particles with a puff of air from your mouth. 
>  Removing the magnet differs from meter to meter; so
> I cannot help on that 
> score without seeing the meter.
>  If that doesn't work then you have to take the
> meter apart. The only tricky 
> thing is NOT to bend the torsion springs when
> unsoldering them - it takes a 
> steady hand!
> Frank W6LPU
>
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