[Heath] LMO rebuilding....did I mess it up?

[Guy Giacopuzzi]

So  both the  110-32 or 110-40 shown in your article are TRW models?  
And are therefore, "the better ones"?
Guy

On 3/14/2016 7:12 AM, Glen Zook wrote:
> The tube type LMOs are all TRW, at least that I have ever seen!  There 
> are 2-different variable capacitors used by TRW and both types 
> definitely need the braid added as well as needing to be lubricated 
> again.  Both versions, of the tube-type LMOs are shown in my article 
> on adding the braid at the following URL:
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> http://nebula.wsimg.com/0900b5e95d5811deaba3db293aa63ae5?AccessKeyId=5DDC3F25F0398F58962E&disposition=0&alloworigin=1
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> The solid-state LMOs that were used in the SB-303 and SB-102 have at 
> least 1 additional manufacturer besides TRW.  The TRW LMOs were used 
> in virtually all SB-303 receivers but the SB-102 had a lot of the 
> non-TRW LMOs and, unfortunately, the non-TRW LMOs usually do not 
> "track" very well.
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>
> Glen, K9STH
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> Website: http://k9sth.net
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> *From:* Guy Giacopuzzi <gggdds at js-net.com>
> *To:* kgordon2006 at frontier.com; heathkit listserve 
> <Heath at puck.nether.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 13, 2016 10:15 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Heath] LMO rebuilding....did I mess it up?
>
> Ken,...and company...
> Oh, you can make it do just the opposite, believe me.  You can set up 
> the cap to either start from fully open or from fully closed.  
> Thinking that the LMO would "naturally be set up to go up in frequency 
> with indicated read out frequency" I set it up to start from fully 
> closed.....but if it starts from fully open, guess what?  The 
> frequency will go /down/ as you turn the dial clockwise.....  Spent 
> the hour before going to church reversing it and getting the spring 
> loaded drive gear "cocked" and the braid back on...it should work 
> right now...

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