[Lowfer] "WE" shut off for a bit...

[Bill Ashlock]

Hi Mike,

Relative to corrosion you are finding in your loop box: Do you have a vent 
hole in the bottom to reduce the condensation build-up? I had no idea this 
was necessary when I originally set up my loop box and found all kinds of 
corrosion going on within a few months. The compression mica tuning 
capacitors (have dual finals) were found to be loaded with white aluminum 
oxide and measured low in Q. John A and others suggested the vent holes, and 
since then, there has been no problem with moisture.

You should be able to use an inexpensive compression mica cap for the tuning 
instead of the expensive, and hard to find, vacuum variable, or are you 
staying with the motorized tuning?

Bill







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