[Amps] Kenwood TL-922 Loading Cap Needed & AL82 Plate Tuning

[Jim]

Thanks Vic... But... My cap has no plates on the rotor on the first 
section (right behind the front panel). They are completely missing!

I do have a brand new load cap from a Henry or Drake L4, but its almost 
2 inches too long to fit into the TL-922.

Thanks for the idea though!

Thanks, 73, Jim W7RY

On 4/12/2022 1:53 PM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote:
> I did this on my TL-922. The loading cap arced after I very stupidly 
> ran it with high SWR. I took the cap out -- it was impossible to do it 
> in place -- and used a needle file, relay burnishing tool, and fine 
> sandpaper to clean the plates up. It was difficult because the spacing 
> on the loading cap is very small.
> I had lots of time to think about what an idiot I was. Believe me, I 
> am very careful about SWR since then.
>
> 73,
> Victor, 4X6GP
> Rehovot, Israel
> CWops #5
> Formerly K2VCO
> https://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
>
>
> Victor
>
> On 12/04/2022 20:05, Thomas Walsh wrote:
>> Could you possibly disassemble the cap assy and replace/repair only
>> the damaged plates?? I just did this on a 9500, and that's what I
>> plan on doing with the TL-922 if it ever goes.. More commonly it's
>> the Plate tune caps that arc the most, especially with high vswr. I
>> think the swr has to be much worse to cause arcing at the load cap.. 
>> GL, Tom W2CO
>>
>> On 4/12/22 10:45, Robert W5AJ wrote:
>>> I've had AL82 plate tuning capacitor on order from Ameritron (MFJ)
>>> for almost six months Ameritron parts list shows as 190pf 4.5kV -
>>> C19 on schematic I suspect the 190pf is max capacitance
>>>
>>> 73 Robert W5AJ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 9:31 AM Tom Hellem <tom.hellem at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is there something unusual about the TL922 load cap that makes
>>>> it impossible to find a generic variable that will fit into the
>>>> space? We inherited a box full from an estate a while ago,
>>>> possibly there could be a qualified candidate in it.
>>>>
>>>> Tom K0SN
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 3:52 AM gudguyham--- via Amps 
>>>> <amps at contesting.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Good luck I need one too.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Monday, April 11, 2022, 10:47 PM, Jim <jimw7ry at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Folks...
>>>>>
>>>>> Need a complete loading cap (variable) for a Kenwood TL-922.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Y'all
>>>>>
>>>>> -- Thanks, 73, Jim W7RY
>>>>>
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