[R-390] Thanks for Megger Info + A Question

[Leigh Sedgwick]

Hi All,

I want to, first, thank all those who responded to my
question regarding proper megger operation and I was glad to
get that confirmed for future reference.  Folks on this list
are a big help for sure!

I have completely dissassembled the RF deck on my R-390A and
want to get it back together before I completely forget what
I did :-).  However, in the process of cleaning all the
parts, I have found 2 broken clamps and a couple more that
have serious stress fractures and will fail in the not too
distant future.  Anyone know of a supply of either NOS or
re-manufactured clamps in both the larger and smaller sizes
needed on the RF deck?  I think I would like to replace all
of them while I'm at it and possibly save some grief
downstream.  Any leads would be appreciated.

BTW, just for the record, my RF deck gear train appeared to
be about as clean as you could find before I started.  When
I began this adventure, I was just planning on fixing a
broken clamp on the megacycle gear shaft.  What I found was
the lubricant between all of the split gears had hardened
due to age and those gears no longer functioned properly. 
So, I guess the old "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" may
not completely apply to the R390 because you might not know
that it "ain't working" properly.  

Anyway, thanks again for the megger help and any clamp leads
would be appreciated.

73 de Mike
K7PI
Mercer Island, WA