[Milsurplus] Quality Control on ARC-5 Items

[Peter Gottlieb]

That's it!  Send it back under warantee!


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On May 1, 2010, at 3:56 PM, "J. Forster" <jfor at quik.com> wrote:

> Yesterday, I picked up a NOS C-26/ARC-5 Control Box at a flea. It is  
> by
> all appearances NOS, including original tape over the connectors.
>
> However, the thing rattled a bit, so I opened it up and there was a  
> small
> screw and lockwasher loose inside. Further the place where the screw  
> came
> from had no tooth marks from the lockwasher, so I suspect the screw  
> was
> never properly tightened. There was also no evidence of the red  
> laquer on
> the other screws holding the tuning corner gear assembly.
>
> Has anyone else seen manufacturing defects in these sets?
>
> Best,
> -John
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