[Amps] ARCO compression trimmer caps

[Harold B. Mandel]

Please try a Radio Shack pushbutton with a panel mount. Those nuts are
probably size 12-40TPI.

Hal Mandel
W4HBM





On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 06:01:29 -0700 Bill Turner <dezrat1242 at ispwest.com>
writes:
> Frustration!  I have pair of ARCO compression trimmers I want to use
> in a single-band amp in the input pi-network circuit and one of 
> them
> has lost the mounting nut.  This is a non-standard thread and even 
> my
> well-stocked box of spare nuts and bolts comes up empty.  The local
> hardware store has an extensive supply of US and metric nuts and 
> still
> nothing.  An experienced machinist friend guesses it might be a 
> 12-40
> thread, but he's not sure.
> 
> Dan's Small Parts has the trimmer for sale with a note "NO MOUNTING
> NUT SUPPLIED..YOUR LOCAL HARDWARE STORE SHOULD HAVE THAT....".