[TowerTalk] TH6 to TH7

[Pat Masterson]

Amen. Tape those caps! I just rebuilt  a TH3 and ordered all new end 
caps. But, watch out; in my opinion, the nes caps are a tad longer than 
the old ones. Maybe I'm wrong. But the manual shows inter-trap distances 
in terms of space between cap ends. so, if the new ones are longer, the 
traps will not be in the same place as they were.
 So, before you loosen any clamps, cut the old caps off with a knofe. 
Measure carefully the spacing between the trap cans, and write it all down.
 when reassembling later, leave the caps floating loose until you restore 
the traps to their original dimensions. The push the caps on REAL tight 
(there's a lip in there), and tape them with 33.

On Sun, 16 Aug 1998, T A RUSSELL wrote:

> 
> After replacing all of the trap end caps,
> TAPE them with Scotch 33 electrical tape,
> ending with a loose turn that you CUT off.
> Cutting instead of pulling will prevent "flagging"
> and the tape will prevent uV deterioration of
> the end caps, enabling them to last forever.
> You might also want to tape over the insulator
> ends that are exposed at the driven elements.
> 
> de  Tom  N4KG
> 
> 
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