[Heathkit] Re: Repairing Shipper Damaged Heath SA-2550?

[Ken Kaplan]

doc,

Three choices as I see it:

1. Find replacements from a parts SA-2550 (probably a chalenge)
2. Fabricate a replacement from plastic such as Lucite or Plexiglass (relatively easy)
3. Fabricate a replacement from a suitably dimensioned ceramic diner plate (real challenge)

Maybe you can get USPS to find another SA-2550 that they trashed for parts <g>.

Good luck,
73 Ken kb7rgg

> The US Postal Service somehow managed to vibrate the
> SA-2550 sufficiently to trash the ceramic insulating
> sections on the large variable capacitor.
>
> See four pictures here:
> http://bibleseven.com/swapn.html
>
> Do I need to insist that this is a total loss or are
> the parts available to repair it?
>
> This is the second older item that the Ham at the
> other end said was "well packed" that has been
> damaged internally.
>
> I wonder if USPS is suddenly doing something different
> to save fuel that is harming cargo?
>
> Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e  http://bibleseven.com