[Milsurplus] [ARC5] Rheostat Repair

[Paul Thekan]

Mark
 What is the value of the rheostat..I may have it in my junk box.
I'm guessing the rheostat is from the HF TBW...I have a parts radio but it
is buried deep in the glacier of stuff in the stufftorium. If I can get to
it it I'll let you know.
Paul
N6FEG
On Thu, Jun 13, 2024, 6:40 AM Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> One of the wire wound pots for filament control on my TBW-4 has a break in
> the wire.
>
> I cleaned the break and added a parallel wire and attempted to solder the
> two.
>
> The solder will not stick to the wire on the pot.   I tried different iron
> temperatures etc but to no avail.
>
> Any ideas as  to alternate ways to fix this?   Photos attached.
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB
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