On 3/15/2010 11:07 AM, Jim Brown wrote: > On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:59:33 -0500, Radio Amateur N5GE wrote: > >> Is there a way of getting the piece of metal out of its socket > > No. You've got to replace the pole. I've successfully done it with much > larger power poles that still had a wire attached, but with the wire broken > off, you'll never get it out. If the wire were still attached, you could > slide a small screwdriver between the soldered contact and the retaining > spring under it, then pull on the cable to get it out.
This is not so, Jim. I've done it many times. You can free the contact with a small screwdriver and then either push it out with another tool or grab the other end with thin long-nose pliers or tweezers. There's nothing to it. -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
