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Don't think there is any thing magic about the control other than perhaps the taper. You also may find that when you have it in the metal cabinet and shields in place that it acts better too. Could be that there is just a lot of RF from 1440, how was Miller time??
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
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