The springs for the coil slugs can be readily soldered end-to-end. It's an easy fix. Just clean and tin the broken ends before joining them. Miles B. Anderson, K2CBY 16 Round Pond Lane Sag Harbor, NY 11963 Tel.: (631) 725-4400 Fax.: (631) 725-2223 e-mail: k2cby at optonline.net