[Kenwood] Tuner problems on my 940

Fri, 11 Jan 2002 14:51:14 -0800

Thanks Jerry,
I found a supplier of DeOxit 5 and will give a try tonight or tomorrow.
Thanks for the tip.  It looks and sounds like this is the stuff to cure my ills!

73,-m / KF6VNT

Jerry Kincade wrote:

> I have a pair of Tucker HFT-1500 tuners with roller inductors I use with a
> Windom, so they get used a lot. I like these tuners, but every 6 months a
> small maintenance ritual must be performed:  Spray some DeOxit on a small
> wad of soft cotton cloth, press the cloth gently on the coil surface, and
> crank the coil end to end (moving the rag along with the coil as if it was a
> roller), being sure to cover the entire coil. You'll be amazed at the crud
> the rag picks up. Then it's good to go for about another 6 months or so.
> I'll know when it's time to do it again, fine tuning with the inductor will
> start getting flakey!
> 73, Jerry W5KP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marc Bruvry" <[email protected]>
> To: "Kenwood Refelector" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 9:45 PM
> Subject: [Kenwood] Tuner problems on my 940
>
> > Hello Group,
> > I just acquired an MFJ 259B and am astounded by the poor SWR on my
> > antennas (Cushcraft R5000 Vert, A3S Tri Bander (not too bad) and  Home
> > Brew Dipole). In trying to tune them thru the MFJ 962D tuner there seems
> >
> > to be a "jittery" response. Like the coil arm has a rough surface.
> > (capacitance is liquid smooth of course) There is no visible appearance
> > of anything wrong and I'm wondering if there is any spray or paste that
> > might help the contact (like WD-40 or the anti-corrosion paste used on
> > antennas during assemblage.) I don't want
> > to put something on and find out that it was "a real bad idea"!
> > 73, Marc / KF6VNT
> >
> >
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