[Elecraft] OT: moving xtals

2007-06-16 Thread DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL
Al said: Then we'd disassemble the xtals and soak em in acid for a few minutes to tweak them up 3 or 5 KC. I never did that. I used to make a slurry with Comet (the cleanser, before it went grit free) and, using an index finger on the xtal, make circles in the slurry to grind the xtal (move

Re: [Elecraft] OT: moving xtals

2007-06-16 Thread Thom LaCosta
On Sat, 16 Jun 2007, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote: To lower the frequency, I used to make figure 8's using solder to draw on the xtal's flat surface. Of course, you could not lower the frequency too much that way or the xtal would stop vibrating. I remember using the lead from the softest pencils