At 06:51 PM 12/8/2006, you wrote:
>Since many coil forms have a waxy surface, it often helps to direct a flow >of very warm air around the form while applying slight torque with the >proper tuning tool. <---My bet is that someone ran the slugs all the way down against the board and they're jammed. And once that happens, they tend to crack. (see my previous post as to how I deal with cracked slugs) Ken ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of the world famous RC210 Repeater Controller and accessories. http://www.ah6le.net/arcom/index.html Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave and we offer complete repeater packages! AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 http://www.irlp.net
