[Milsurplus] Long shot...

[Steve Harrison]

At 12:00 PM 4/22/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Yes, I've pulled the can out of the receiver, removed 
>its cover, and tried to repair it, but the lead in question 
>broke off up inside the coil. Further repair attempts will 
>only lead to further destruction, I think. Unless one of you 
>has a magic restoration procedure...

A few years ago, I had a corroded BC band LO coil in a can in a Kaar KE23
receiver; looked like someone dripped coffee or something into the receiver
onto the coil. Knowing full well I'd NEVER find a replacement, I bit the
bullet and very carefully, made copious notes and unwound the whole
pi-wound coil. Finding and repairing the break, I brought that tiny new
solder joint outside the pi-coil winding area so the joint wouldn't be
buried under the coil, then led the wire back into place and rewound the
coil. Every few layers of pi-winding, I'd lay on a thin layer of coil dope
and wait a few minutes for it to settle. Doing this likely means it can
never be unwound again, I'm sure. But I was able to rewind the coil and
best yet, it worked like new when reassembled; I was dang proud, I'll tell
ye  :o))))) This thing had Litz wire, too.

SteveH