I hadn't thought of using a Dremel. Did you use an abrasive wheel or a steel cutter? The case on mine looks to be about 20 ga. tin-plated steel (~0.04" thick). The gap is so small it might have been a friction fit to start with.
Ed > From: "John Miles" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Wenzel Oscillator Repair > To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I had a similar problem with a 5 MHz OCXO from their ULN series. There was > a bad solder joint on the output connection, easy enough to fix once I got > the unit open. > > In my case I used a Dremel tool to cut the seam. Suggest wearing a dust > mask, obviously, and keep your cuts close to the perimeter of the can, in > case the PC board comes right up to the edge like mine did. > > -- john, KE5FX _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
