[R-390] Cosmos PTO, spring-loaded linearizing core?

[Tim Shoppa]

One further thought:

My PTO is evidently a Cosmos PTO that had been rebuilt by
Raytheon in the 70's.

I compare the innards of mine (covered with grease, goop, and
shellac) to Jim's pictures at

  http://www.r-390.com/cosmos.htm

and I'm stunned at how shiny his is. In mine the reducing gear was
slopped in tan/grey grease, much of which was running all over the
feed-through wires. Much of this grease was also on the screws/
screwplate etc. too. Some was leaking through into the back of the
can and seeping out of where the inductors screw down to the baseplate.
I've been able to clean up much of it.

I think Raytheon royally screwed my PTO up 30 years ago. But, if
I can get the slug to slide again I'll be home-free!

Tim.