[TMC] a stuck Jennings Vacuum Variable. - happy ending

[Mark Foltarz]

Group,

Thanks for all the suggestions and support.
I was able to free up the bellows with a little heat.
I just left it near the heater all day.
I would periodically "fiddle" with it by grabbing the brass collar with a set of locking pliers and give a tug.
The last attempt panned out. The collar and bellows moved.
I kept the bellows open and could see some very ancient polymerized grease.
Funny how the stuff that is suppose make it slide better had turned to almost a solid and caused it to lock up.
I sprayed some wd40 in there and let it sit.
Works OK now.

Tomorrow I'll lashed up the Frankenstein stuff  and do the HiPot on all three vacuum variables.

73 

de KA4JVY

Mark