[Heath] HW100 final load cap CASE CLOSED

[Dick KF4NS]

Well, I sure appreciate all the advice. The Liquid Wrench L3 was left 
to set in the front bearing for a day after getting all the SB Blaster 
out of the rotor shaft with contact cleaner. The bearing loosened up 
considerably so on the suggestion of Jeff N2LXM I gave a little squirt 
of some old speedometer cable graphite lube and again let it set until 
this morning. It is now as loose as a longneck goose. I am not worried 
about the graphite in the bearing since it gets very little movement 
even if it needs adjusting.

The tuning of the load adjustment is working full range now. Thanks 
again for all the support. Now if only I could stop doing stupid 
things. Guess at my age that is never going to happen, it just gets 
worse hi,hi.
73, Dick KF4NS
St Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
Keep The Glow!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick KF4NS" <kf4nsradio at verizon.net>
To: "Heath puck list" <heath at puck.nether.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 7:36 PM
Subject: HW100 final load cap


: Yea, the demon has hit me too. That darn C924 variable load cap got
: too tight. I had no desire to disassemble the whole cage, Now the 
real
: problem. I got it to free up by squirting penetrating oil on the
: bearing and all the bushings for the three sections. Afterwards I
: tuned up and found that the normal functioning control has stopped
: functioning except at the full ccw position tuning into a calibrated
: 50ohm dummy load. Used to work, now caput.
:
: What evil doth I do?
:
: 73, Dick KF4NS
: St Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
: Keep The Glow!
: