[Heathkit] Stuck slugs on SB-101

[SX-25]

Donald has some good suggestions and is correct about the Super-Glue trick. I've used
the "wooden torque wrench" trick many times and it works but you have to be patient.
Instead of a toothpick I whittle a Popsicle stick down to a wedge that looks about right to fit in whatever
remains of the slug slot. (I have used toothpicks on the tiny transistor radio IF cans but they
are awfully frail). Then I dab a small drop of Super Glue on the end of the Popsicle stick and 
VERY CAREFULLY insert it into the slot. While holding the stick upright I lay a piece of tape
across the coil top and on each side of the stick. Then I let it dry for 24 hours. Forget what the
Super Glue bottle says about quick drying; go a full day and let it cure well. 

If the slot has been carved away and there is none left I cut the Popsicle stick so its end is
blunt. You need a steady hand and patience for the next part: Once the stick is in place lay something
to apply pressure on it as it dries. For this you'll need to square-off the Popsicle stick's other rounded
edge. Sometimes I rig up a screwdriver and balance one end away from the coil (on another coil?)
and lay the other end on top of the Popsicle stick. Even the slight pressure exerted by the arm and the screwdriver's weight will give the joint a good weld.

The next day when the "moment of truth" arrives be prepared for it to either work or not to work. If it 
does, try the whole process a second time. Remember too that the coil forms are usually seamed
and applying excessive torque to crank out a frozen slug can sometimes split the coil form. While this
can be bad, the silver-lining is that it does provide a convenient egress for the slug. If it splits apply a light coat of Super Glue to the coil form, allow to dry then insert the original or replacement slug.

It works. But like I said you have to be patient.

Good luck.



>One suggested method was to "super-glue" a small wooden object like a 
toothpick or one of those bamboo skewers to the top of the slug and use 
it to screw it out.  I tried this and it almost worked.  If I were not 
such a klutz, I might have done it.