[R-390] Damaged Pins on Z221 and Z214

[Barry]

I'm not sure what happened to the pictures.  I don't think they came through.  I may need to repost that message as plain text with the pictures attached.

Sorry about that,
Barry - N4BUQ

> I started reassembling the coils in the RF deck of my R-390 and discovered some
> damage the one of the pins on Z221 (upper left pin in the first image below).
> The spring contact assembly is missing entirely. I notice that the center pin
> is not connected inside the housing but I think it would be a significant
> effort to try to remove both pins and replace the bad one with the good one.
> 
> When I disassembled Z214, I noticed one of the small fingers had broken off
> (second image below). The finger was left where the coil plugs in and I saved
> the finger. I may have rocked the can just a little too much (it was very
> difficult to remove) and that may have broken that finger. While I think that
> pin will still make sufficient contact, I may still try to solder that finger
> in place.
> 
> What are my possible options for Z221? I presume there's not a stash of those
> coils (Z219, Z220, Z221 as I think they're all the same?) somewhere. Any ideas?
> 
> Something tells me the combination of the broken slug I repaired and getting
> Z221 properly connected (and a fresh alignment) will make quite a difference
> for this radio.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Barry - N4BUQ
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