You've forgotten the most probably cause .. the 'slide' upon which the
roller moves is in need of contact cleaner! The contact between the
roller and that rod is difficult to clean!
Don - N8DE
K8fu@aol.com wrote:
>
> For all of you out there that have tuners with roller inductors I put to you
> my dilema.
> Bought a roller inductor tuner at a hamfest last weekend. While the unit
> appears almost new the SWR jumps all over the place while moving the inductor.
> >From what I can see the only two possible explanations are that the tension
> springs that hold the roller to the coil are weak or the coil is in desperate
> need of cleaning. Since that appears to be the easiest remedy I thought I
> would start there.
> Can anyone advise me the best way to clean the inductor coil ?? (C-4 is not
> an option)
>
> Tnx Mark K8FU
>
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