[Heathkit] Stuck slugs in SB-101

[Bill Cromwell]

On Tue, 2012-04-24 at 22:28 -0500, Donald Spoon wrote:
> I had a similar problem a couple of years ago and made a similar plea.  
> Nothing seems to work 100%.  In my experience if the slugs are stuck, 
> chances are they are already cracked...  I tried several methods of 
> working with cracked slugs... nothing worked well.  I eventually adopted 
> the approach of breaking up the old slug, cleaning the tube and applying 
> some lube (below), then putting a new one in.
> 

Hi,

I remember the responses when Don was asking about this problem. I have
sometimes worked 'stuck' slugs loose but I have replaced more  of them
than I got loose. Once they crack the whole game is changed to removal
of the pieces and replacement. I salvaged my replacements from the junk
box. Be most careful of that delicate paper tube!

Once in a while a slug wouldn't bring the coil into resonance. They were
probably the wrong mix. I just went back to the junk box and got a
different one and that always worked. Most of them worked the first
time.

If you put anything metal in there to apply heat from a solder iron do
NOT but it IN the hole. I agree with Don about that. I hate to even
think there is a metal hex wrench anywhere in the same county with me!
And that is only slightly more exaggerated than what Don said <evil
grin>. Good luck with yours, Jack.

73,

Bill  KU8H