Nichrome is the alloy I do believe from dim memory… spot weld it or buy a new part

R

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ray Fantini via Milsurplus
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2024 10:23 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Milsurplus] Rheostat Repair

Don’t know, maybe smarter people can tell me how but think the wire that’s used is something like the stuff they use on heater elements so it can not be soldered, if somehow you were able to get a couple turns un-wound maybe you can just tie them together but looks to me as far as the power pot is concerned, its game over!

How are you doing the entire T-202 mess? The original circuit for 800 cycles had that pot (R-201) and all those weird power compensation capacitors switches and all that stuff. I did separate filament transformers for all the tubes except for the weird 2.5 volts for the 843 and a separate huge 10 amp transformer for the ten volts for the 803, used the power stat or whatever you call those huge wire wound pots just on the AC primary of the ten volt 803 supply, the good thing if you got to replace it you don’t have to get an exact match, just something that fits in the same hole.

Ray F/KA3EKH