[TowerTalk] Cushcraft A3 trap cleaning

[John Tait]

Take a look at  http://www.iol.ie/~bravo/Troubleshooting%20Traps.htm  it may
be of help
    73 es HNY
       John EI7BA


> 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