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Philco 118 tuning gang short at max capacitance
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06-22-2008, 10:38 PM
Why not push a small piece of wire insulation between the plates up against the plate separator?

That will reduce rotation travel only a fraction of a degree, and supply a soft rotation stop with insulation.
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