Re: [IRCA] Problem With Kiwa Loop

["Ira Elbert New, III" <ien3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wish I had a KIWA Loop to have a problem with! Good luck with yours.

Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!

> From: Rick Kunath <k9ao@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Problem With Kiwa Loop
> Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 12:14:49 -0400

> Charles A Taylor wrote:
>
> > I've heard about DeoxIT. All reports say it's OK. From Tom's report, it
> > seems that his problem resides in tuning capacitors. I don't see that
> > DeoxIT will harm the capacitors while cleaning the contacts of the
> > rotating plates.
> >
> > Tom, you might try some of that. Just that alcohol is less expensive,
> > and available from hardware stores.
>
> It's dirty/noisy potentiometers that are likely the problem. Probably
> either the lubricant has dried out and alcohol might re-liquefy it, but
> better to use some DeoxIT, as this will re-lube and clean them.
>
> There are no tuning capacitors in a Kiwa loop. All tuning is done at the
> loop-head using varactor diodes.
>
> Rick Kunath
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