[Heathkit] Repairing Shipper Damaged Heath SA-2550?

[Edward B Richards]

It looks like it would be relatively easy to make new parts from 1/4" (or
whatever) polystyrene, Lucite, that stuff guaranteed not to break (can't
think of the name of it), etc. Good luck.

73, Ed Richards K6UUZ
Simi Valley, Ca 93065
Home of the Air Force 1 pavilion

On Fri, 12 May 2006 16:46:50 -0500 doc <kd4e at verizon.net> writes:
> The US Postal Service somehow managed to vibrate the
> SA-2550 sufficiently to trash the ceramic insulating
> sections on the large variable capacitor.
> 
> See four pictures here:
> http://bibleseven.com/swapn.html
> 
> Do I need to insist that this is a total loss or are
> the parts available to repair it?
> 
> This is the second older item that the Ham at the
> other end said was "well packed" that has been
> damaged internally.
> 
> I wonder if USPS is suddenly doing something different
> to save fuel that is harming cargo?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e  http://bibleseven.com
> Ham Links: http://bibleseven.com/hl.html
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