11-03-2013, 09:44 PM
Hi Joe,
It's good to see that you are making some progress with that set. Having read what you have written, a couple of thoughts have crossed my mind.
(i). Although I have never attempted a repair to a cracked ferrite rod - as per your post - I have heard stories of people who have and I do understand the basics of magnetic circuits. The golden rule is that whatever is used to join the two pieces, the non-magnetic gap must be very small. My first recourse would be to use 'Superglue'. What adhesive did you use?
(ii). Re- your aerial loop. Do you know its inductance? Or, do you know its tuning range when it is coupled with, say, a nominal 365 pF variable capacitor?
Just curious.
Al. / March 11, 2013 //
It's good to see that you are making some progress with that set. Having read what you have written, a couple of thoughts have crossed my mind.
(i). Although I have never attempted a repair to a cracked ferrite rod - as per your post - I have heard stories of people who have and I do understand the basics of magnetic circuits. The golden rule is that whatever is used to join the two pieces, the non-magnetic gap must be very small. My first recourse would be to use 'Superglue'. What adhesive did you use?
(ii). Re- your aerial loop. Do you know its inductance? Or, do you know its tuning range when it is coupled with, say, a nominal 365 pF variable capacitor?
Just curious.
Al. / March 11, 2013 //
