[R-390] Filters

[quartz55]

OK, big problem.  When I pulled the bobbin out of the top side (output) there is no central wire. I did notice when I pulled the top cap off the filter, there was a small wire, and I mean small, floating around in with the crap.  I'm sure that wire was the central wire that fell off the disk on the output side.  I did put it aside, but now I've lost that wire, it was maybe 3/4" long and thiner than a hair.  I'm sure that's why this filter has failed.  It's probably what reacts with the output bobbin to make it work.  My only option is to pull off the copper end that holds the bobbins and see if I can somehow attach another hair thin wire to that end.  This may be problematical.

I'm not sure what the magnets do, but I do notice that the holes in the center of the plastic bobbin holders seem to want to be off center away from the output wires to make the center wire line up in the center of the bobbin hole.  I guess that's what that piece of tape was for under the end of the bobbin where the wires come out.  It gave a way to put in the bobbin and also spaced the bobbin to center the wire.

I'll look around on the desk for the wire, but it's probably stuck to something, it seemed to be magnetic.  I should have been more careful, but that's what experience is all about.

Woops, I just found the wire.  Now how to attach it back to the end disk?  http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg287/DogTi/R390A/filteroutwire_zps63789a32.jpg