[Milsurplus] ARC-5 Resistors

[b. smith]

An important note: When filing resistors, always save the residue carbon in
case you over do the filing and  have to glue it back. An easy way to do
this is place a 4X5 index card underneath the component.

breck k4che


 used a triangle file.  It worked every time... 1% resistors at the 20%
price 8-)

Jerry
W3CDE

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cletus W Whitaker" <whitaker at pa.net>
To: <Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 4:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] ARC-5 Adventures


> de WB2CPN
>
> Some of us old timers would fine tune a carbon
> resistor, (for bridges, etc), with a small round
> file.  They only went higher, not lower.
>
> 73  Clete
>