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Dbowey wrote: [...] The kits I worked with had configurations available for on or off at either end of rotation.. Centralab parts as I recall. I just googled for Centralab and see they are out of business, but got 198 hits showing parts are still available. Other manufacturers made similar kits. Good luck. Don Centralab still exists, kind of. It was bought out by Philips some years back, and then more recently Philips spun it off as BCcomponents, which has been bought by Vishay and is called Vishay BCcomponents. The "C" stands for Centralab, so it still exists even if only as an initial. Vishay also owns such good ol' brands as Sprague and Dale. I looked around the website to see if any of their current product line is boatanchor-relevant, and noticed they still make 1KV and 5KV ceramic disc caps, I think exactly the same ones that were in the Allied catalog in the 60's. No more pots, though... Ted Zateslo, W1XO |
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![]() "Ted Zateslo" wrote in message ... In article , Dbowey wrote: [...] The kits I worked with had configurations available for on or off at either end of rotation.. Centralab parts as I recall. I just googled for Centralab and see they are out of business, but got 198 hits showing parts are still available. Other manufacturers made similar kits. Good luck. Don Centralab still exists, kind of. It was bought out by Philips some years back, and then more recently Philips spun it off as BCcomponents, which has been bought by Vishay and is called Vishay BCcomponents. The "C" stands for Centralab, so it still exists even if only as an initial. Vishay also owns such good ol' brands as Sprague and Dale. I looked around the website to see if any of their current product line is boatanchor-relevant, and noticed they still make 1KV and 5KV ceramic disc caps, I think exactly the same ones that were in the Allied catalog in the 60's. No more pots, though... Ted Zateslo, W1XO That's a shame too, because those Centralab 3/4-turn, about inch diameter, sealed pots were nearly indestructible and very reliable. Can't even imagine how many of those I stripped out of surplus for other projects. Remember that yellowish varnish-like spray on that old mil gear; was in called Humiseal? Ed wb6wsn |
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Ed Price wrote:
snip Remember that yellowish varnish-like spray on that old mil gear; was in called Humiseal? You're thinking of "MFP" - moisture and fungus-proofing. Ed Knobloch |
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