Thanks Ken. Very interesting and I will certainly make a
mental note of it.
Paul
On Sunday 02 May 2004 12:57 pm, Ken Arck wrote:
> When I pulled the coupling loop assembly from the bad
> cavity, it looked fine to me. Although I noticed the
> connection to the S0239 had apparently been resoldered at
> some point in the past on the adjusted one). I didn't
> think about the resoldering job too much. Until this
> morning that is, when I pulled a coupling loop from the
> good cavity.
>
> There was significantly LESS solder on the good one.
> Hmmm, could this be an issue? On the bad one, there was
> so much solder that the solder fillet actually shorted
> almost 1/4 inch of the loop. Voila! I bet this changed
> the resonant frequency of this coupling loop. I removed
> all the excess solder, and used just enough for a good
> electrical and mechanical joint.
>
> It is now working just fine! The notch is pretty much
> centered in the adjustment slot and is deep and sharp.
>
> Thanks to everyone who offered their assistance, I really
> appreciate it. Perhaps my experience will benefit someone
> down the road!
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