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| Centipede restoration - My first - There will be plenty of pics |
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| Arroyo:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on December 21, 2019, 01:21:44 pm ---Bruh, it’s not a spelling error, it’s the complete wrong word. --- End quote --- Teacher. |
| yotsuya:
Anyhoo, looking forward to seeing how this comes out! |
| Mike A:
Don't you mean seaing how this comes out? |
| bperkins01:
I did run into what I would think would be a rare issue - there is a U-bolt in the flyback transformer that holds a ferrite core in place. Mine was broken - I'm guessing some metal fatigue. It turned out to be a bit easier to repair than I thought. First was a trip to the hardware store - I determined the original threading was metric (3mm). I also checked the original and it was non-magnetic and hard to cut. That tells me it was stainless steel. I picked up 3/32" stainless rod, a 4-40 thread tap and a couple of small nuts and washers. Next I bent the wire with a tool I had for crimping ducts and a couple of needle nose pliers. Once I got it to shape I clamped it in the vice and tapped the 4-40 threads onto my replacement. Little 4-40 die cost $5 Fits perfect and is nice and snug. |
| Mike A:
You are just showing off now. :cheers: |
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