SX-101 MK 3 update

[Lloyd KK7IZ]

Parking spot wasn't very long, but it sure was wide. (GRINNNNNNNNNNNNN)
Thanx
Lloyd  KK7IZ
kk7iz at cox.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Lawson" <elawson at INFICAD.COM>
To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:47 PM
Subject: SX-101 MK 3 update


> Well, my SX-101 MK3 has been put back together.  I ended up taking the
> entire tuning capacitor gear train apart so I could clean and lubricate 
> the
> entire mechanism.  The radio now feels very smooth when I move the tuning 
> knob.
>
> Next is to clean the pots and tube sockets and after that start checking
> component values/capacitor leakage.
>
>
>
> For what is is worth, I spent the morning practicing parallel parking a 40
> foot bus.  I was quite surprised at how simple it is to get a 40 foot long
> by 8 foot wide bus into a 12 foot by 50 foot parking spot.
>
> Eric
>
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