[TowerTalk] Traps and traps - dipping again into thepoolofknowledge

[Dale Martin]

Piled high in front of me and consumed with a few Abita Golden 807's, Art. 

:-)

> Dale - Wow! - How do you like your crawfish?
> Art K5FNQ
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dale Martin" <kg5u at hal-pc.org>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 12:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Traps and traps - dipping again into 
> the poolofknowledge
> 
> 
> >
> > Art,
> >
> > I'm not sure what trap A is, but there should definitely be a coil 
> > inside; just not visible with the cover in place.
> >
> > There is a rivet or screw at one end of the cover which 
> attaches the 
> > cover to the element making the cover one plate of the 
> capacitor of the trap.
> >
> > Remove the rivet and you can slide off the cover exposing 
> the complete 
> > aluminum tubing-insulator with coil-aluminum tubing assembly.
> >
> > Read the notes I put together when I refurbished one of my 
> A3's a few 
> > years ago.  It's still up in the air and working FB.
> >
> > http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u/a3refurb.txt
> >
> > 73 and good luck
> >
> > Dale, kg5u
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Attempted to take down a Trap A (this is on a Cushcraft 
> A-3 with the 
> >> 40 meter add on) No coil in the trap as far as I can see.
> >>
> >> Removed the end caps. Plastic parts on each end fitting into the 
> >> circular trap, with the element going through the middle with one 
> >> part screwed to the outside portion of the trap.
> >> I can move the element and one plastic end but the other will not 
> >> come out.
> >> But, when I look in I do not see any wire coil as expected.....
> >>
> >
> >
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