[Milsurplus] Repair of small varible capacitors

[Paul Thekan]

G'day Mike
If you can't fix the short in your variable cap I have junker BC 342's that
I can remove and give you a replacement for that variable cap...let me know.
Good luck with the project

Paul
N6FEG

On Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 6:13 AM Mike Christie via Milsurplus <
milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Good Morning
> I'm in middle of restoring a BC 342 receiver. I 've done the fixed
> capacitor replacements. I found I have a B+ short in the Second RF module.
> After inspecting the inside of it I found several of the varible capacitors
> plates were shorted. I suspect replacements would be hard to find. I do
> have a BC312  hanger queen which has the same exact module and will be
> installing it. My question to the group is, I remember seeing an article on
> how to repair these varlible capacitors but I don't recall where I saw it.
> Does anybody here know how to fix these?  I think the fix was to drill a
> whole in the shaft and put a pin in to keep the center plates from shorting
> to the fix plates.
> Thanks for your help
> Mike
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