01-13-2019, 01:45 AM
Ok I got it fixed, yay! It was a slightly bent plate/fin on the variable capacitor. It was a definite dead spot, as my capacitor tester would drop out when I hit the spot and would stay dead until I hit a good spot again.
I had looked at it really closely as best I could with it still installed, but couldn't see any defect. I completely removed it and on my bench got the same result when testing it. Using my large magnifying lens and light, i finally saw one fin on the bottom side that was just slightly bent and touching the one next to it. I carefully straightened it and bench tested it and SUCCESS!
I reassembled everything and got it all aligned using the counter. It is now working great on all ranges.
I had looked at it really closely as best I could with it still installed, but couldn't see any defect. I completely removed it and on my bench got the same result when testing it. Using my large magnifying lens and light, i finally saw one fin on the bottom side that was just slightly bent and touching the one next to it. I carefully straightened it and bench tested it and SUCCESS!
I reassembled everything and got it all aligned using the counter. It is now working great on all ranges.
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Gregg
