I don't like to "file" cap plates. Nor do I like adding any material. Air is
best. Aluminum can easily be reformed using a smooth round bar to move the
rough edges. There is a name for this method but it slips my mind at present.
73
Bob K4TAX
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> On May 24, 2014, at 8:47 AM, David Propper <k2dp@charter.net> wrote:
>
> All,
>
> There was an article in QST within the past couple of years that showed a
> solution to this arc over repair problem:
>
> file down the arc over on the capacitor plates (rotor or stator)
> cover the damaged area using "Kapton" tape. Kapton is a HV insulation
> material that was originally used on mil-spec wiring as insulation. It is
> available from several sources. I recently saw it in a Stanley Supply and
> Services 2014 Spring Supplement Catalog, page 11 of the 2014 Spring
> Supplement, "Kapton Masking Tape". Check the article in QST because the type
> of Kapton tape recommended may actually be of a greater thickness than what
> Stanley is selling.
>
> fyi, I have a Centurion amp that requires the same repair.
>
>
> 73 and hope that this is helpful,
> Dave, K2DP, St. Louis, MO
>
>
>> On May 24, 2014, at 4:43 AM, Wade Staggs <tvman1954@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> *Although they do not advertise it as such. With over 40 years in the TV
>> business. We have in the past repaired a High Voltage Arc many times with
>> JB Weld. When they used HV Tripler's, with a patch to one and After it
>> dried/cured ..... No more arc. Lots of times this was 25,000 volts at 15
>> KHZ. Use at your own risk.*
>>
>> *This was never done on Customer Sets! But, when you were a good TV Man
>> back in the day. Friends and Family, Personal Sets and such. Everybody was
>> your Bestest Friend when their TV Broke ..........*
>> *
>> Wade/KJ4WS*
>>
>>
>>> On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 8:55 AM, P C A <xtraham58@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I goofed big time. In a hurry I clicked on a spot on my logging program,
>>> the Orion switched as it should. the Amp was already on that band, but the
>>> antenna was not. Anyway, I arched over the Tune Cap. I found the bad spot
>>> and used pattern files to smooth the burs out and polished the area with
>>> Scotch Brite. From yrs of experience I knew at best this would be temporary
>>> and it was. In the past I had some high voltage insulation, I think it was
>>> called Gliptol???? It worked in some cases.Any Ideas before I buy a new
>>> Capacitor from TenTec.Tnx Andy,W3LI
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