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Alignment tool for Philco 70A trimmer capacitors
Bob Andersen
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11-06-2013, 02:24 PM
Nicely done. I just wrapped some electrical tape around a steel nut driver on a recent Philco 60 alignment. While it prevented shorts to the chassis (some of those trimmers are hot!), the metal did affect the capacitance a bit. I compensated by tweaking the trimmer past the peak and checked the result one the tool was removed. It would certainly be easier with a non-conductive tool like you made Icon_thumbup
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Alignment tool for Philco 70A trimmer capacitors - by Guest - 01-30-2006, 02:00 PM
RE: Alignment tool for Philco 70A trimmer capacitors - by Bob Andersen - 11-06-2013, 02:24 PM
[No subject] - by Chuck Schwark - 01-30-2006, 03:26 PM
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