[TowerTalk] A3S Traps

[n8de at thepoint.net]

Not sure what Cushcraft/MFJ is doing with the traps now, but, some  
other manufacturers in the past used sealed traps with a 'bleed hole'  
at the bottom of an end cap.
73
Don
N8DE


Quoting Glenn Pritchard <gpritchard7000 at gmail.com>:

> Regardless of how they showed up you still must have vent holes in   
> the traps. I had a MA5B twenty years ago and although it had vent or  
>  moisture holes the traps still collected water.
> Put the traps on a drill press and drill small 1/8 holes in the covers.
> Make sure when assembled the holes face down.
>
> Glenn, VA7UO
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jul 17, 2019, at 9:35 PM, K9MA <k9ma at sdellington.us> wrote:
>>
>> I recently bought some replacement traps for my old A3S from   
>> MFJ/Cushcraft. Unike the originals, the replacements have no vent   
>> holes. Among other problems, the original traps tended to collect   
>> moisture and take a long time to dry out, so I'm concerned that the  
>>  replacements might be even worse. Does anyone have any experience   
>> with these unvented traps?
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Scott K9MA
>>
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>> Scott  K9MA
>>
>> k9ma at sdellington.us
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