Did not know about CA + NaHCO3 before now, looks promising. Will try it and
report back.
N0BUQ, you are correct, only 1 of the tracks needs rebuilding.
On Tue, Dec 21, 2021 at 20:58 Dave Casey <polara413@...> wrote:
CA glue and baking soda would be a good way to fill/build up.
Dave Casey
On Tue, Dec 21, 2021 at 7:48 PM n4buq <n4buq@...> wrote:
It's hard to tell, but it appears only one lobe would need to be
repaired. The other one looks like it did not have a lobe at that point
and all the might be done there is just smooth it out just a bit just to
make sure there's no plastic sticking up that would enable the switch
when
it shouldn't.
Perhaps some epoxy built up and then filed down to the radius for the
lobe? JB Weld makes a Plastic Repair formula that might work. I think
the
hard part might be to make a "form" such that the liquid will stay put
where it cures.
You might also find a replacement cam. I see several different part
numbers on eBay and one might be a direct replacement.
Good luck with it.
Thanks,
Barry - N4BUQ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Warner" <andyw@...>
To: "tekscopes" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 7:26:48 PM
Subject: [TekScopes] Repairing damaged cams
I have an SG503 with a cam switch that has clearly been damaged by a
soldering iron at some point in it¡¯s past.
Picture here:
Does anyone on the list have experience or advice repairing damage such
as
this?
I am thinking I dismantle the switch, remove the cam, and then fill the
damage with some kind of material, file/sand to make good, then
re-assemble.
--
Andy
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Andy
