[TowerTalk] Cushcraft A3 trap cleaning

[Bill Coleman]

On Nov 16, 2004, at 3:46 PM, asciibaron at comcast.net wrote:

> i tried to disassemble the driven element traps on my A3 lastnight, 
> but feared breaking the black trap cap.  how does one remove the trap 
> covers, i want to get them good and clean before i put the beam up 
> tomorrow.

You slip the black trap caps off. If the traps have been up in the 
weather for a while, it may be difficult to remove them without 
breaking them. You can order replacement caps from Cushcraft. I think 
they were $1.30 apiece when I last ordered them. When I refurbushed my 
A3S in 2001, I replaced all all 24 caps.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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