[TMC] [Boatanchors] a stuck Jennings Vacuum Variable.

[Mark Foltarz]

John,

 I'm thinking this cap must have been really driven in
The collar for the shaft is off the cap.
The shaft threads in and out but the bellows are stationary in the "driven in all the way" position.

de KA4JVY

Mark



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> From: J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com>
>To: Mark Foltarz <Foltarz at rocketmail.com> 
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>Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2012 12:51 PM
>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] a stuck Jennings Vacuum Variable.
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>I don't but perhaps some light penetrating oil into the thread mechanism?
>Was it screwed into the stop hard?
>
>-John
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>> Group,
>>
>>   Has anyone ever run across a vacuum variable that is stuck with the
>> bellows fully expanded ?
>>   I have one where the bellows are stuck open.
>>   No electrical short.
>>   It is a Jennings UCF 500 series glass vacuum variable.
>>   Hoping someone has has experience with this problem.
>>
>>  
>>
>> tnx 
>>  
>>    de KA4JVY
>>  
>>    Mark
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