Topband: Nye Viking MB-V-A

[Charlie Young]

I have an MB-V and an MB-IV.   
 
The MB-IV experienced a fixed capacitor failure.  There is a stacked capacitor bank that was fabricated by Nye  
using insulating sheet separated by metal plates.  One of the insulator sheets broke down. 
 
I repaired it myself by unbolting the stack, cleaning up the affected capacitor plates, and replacing the insulator with a piece of teflon sheet that one of my friends happened to have. 
 
So far so good on the repair, but I don't need to use the tuners much these days. 
 
73 Charlie N8RR 
 
 
> Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 13:33:10 -0400
> From: herbs at vitelcom.net
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Nye Viking MB-V-A
> 
> What is the model number....there is not to much that can go wrong with 
> them.  You might check at the switches and coil for any bad contacts 
> which normally if not burned can be repaired with a pencil eraser or 
> some very light emery cloth.
> 
> 
> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 11/3/2013 11:07 AM, michael kincaid wrote:
> > Got my Inverted L fixed now the tuner has a problem. Anyone around I that
> > works on these tuners?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > W7fkf at fast.net
> >
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