[TowerTalk] KT34 rebuild pointers

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Hints & Kinks for KT34 rebuild


-Use a plumber’s pipe brush for cleaning the tubes. This is a handy tool with 
wire brushes for cleaning the inside and outside diameters of tubing. It will 
clean the aluminum but won’t remove as much material as sandpaper.

-Use a stiff piece of wire to clean the spider nests out of the 3/8" tubes

-The outer most straps at the end of the 15 meter traps is the most 
unreliable connection. I suggest using a single small poprivet on the bottom side of 
both ends of the strap to secure it. Be sure it’s where you want it before 
drilling! DO NOT poprivet anything else, ESPECIALLY the capacitors!

-Expect to spend about 40 hours to rebuild a KT34-XA completely.  A labor of 
love!

-Get new capacitor caps. Soften them in hot water before assembly.

-Tony, K1KP