[Hammarlund] SP 600 JLX Refurb

[Al Parker]

Bob's right.
   it finally occurred to me a few yrs ago that there was no good reason 
to solder those bottoms back on.  I guess I haven't taken any pix to 
show that.  And it's unlikely that anyone in my lifetime will be looking 
under there.
73,
Al, W8UT



On 7/27/2010 8:39 PM, Robert Nickels wrote:
> On 7/27/2010 12:06 PM, Al Parker wrote:
>> Hi Bill (&   Becky),
>> 	I've done it both ways.  Take a look at my www.boatanchors.org site and
>> find 'SP-600 projects' near the top and take a look at some of my SP-600
>> work.
>>
>
> I've followed Al's suggestions with great results, and would defer to
> his judgment, but here's one slight deviation that worked for me.  Once
> you unsolder the bottom of the bathtub cans and removed the leaky
> uckumpucky innards and install new caps, there's no real reason to
> solder the darned lids back on.  The appearance is the same and the cans
> make for convenient mounting points to use the existing wiring.   Modern
> caps are so much smaller there's no problem fitting them inside.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
>