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23rd Nov 2024, 1:38 pm
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Heptode
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Greater Manchester, UK.
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Variable capacitor repair/restoration.
Recently I accidentally dropped my Altai grid dip meter, and was horrified to pick it up to hear some internal loose items and a loose tuning dial.
The bearings in the tuning capacitor had dropped out! I removed the variable cap and struggled for a while to replace these bearings, until I found this post online:- https://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=188509 I have no connection with the originator. This is a really good guide and after following the advice given I was able to successfully reconstruct the capacitor. Regards Chris |
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23rd Nov 2024, 4:39 pm
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Dekatron
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Spalding, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Re: variable capacitor repair/restoration
That link gives me security warning on both my android tablet and win 10 pc.
Rob
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23rd Nov 2024, 5:28 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK.
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Re: variable capacitor repair/restoration
Same here.
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Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron. |
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23rd Nov 2024, 6:05 pm
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Dekatron
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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Re: variable capacitor repair/restoration
Same on Linux.
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23rd Nov 2024, 7:37 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK.
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Re: Variable capacitor repair/restoration.
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Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron. |
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24th Nov 2024, 10:25 pm
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Heptode
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Greater Manchester, UK.
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Re: Variable capacitor repair/restoration.
Thanks, not sure what happened with my original link
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