Yeea, I suppose the best way is to get something newer and bigger.  Not sure I'd be able to pull the coil out of there and polish up the contact points; then get it back together right.  Then it would all happen again in not too long a time.
WA9RYF
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From: "Michael Ryan" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 2:45 PM
Subject: Re Vertical Antenna Tweeking Opinions


> Well, Howard:=20
> 
> I could spend 125USD plus exchange and shipping on the capacitor and =
> roller inductor but I'm not sure if the new ones would handle the =
> vertical on 75M for any length of time.=20
> They might for a while of course but I'm nervous of in 6 months they'd =
> fail and I'd be back to square 1 again.=20
> My friends MFJ-986 has a much heavier roller inductor and capacitor. So =
> we're not sure if that's what's now in the Ameritron ATR-30s and =
> originally were in the older MFJ's and MFJ simply moved them to the =
> Ameritron when the bought the company.=20
> My friend bought his 986 back in 1992 from an SK's estate. So I'm not =
> sure I'd get those heavier components. So I'm going to try and get buy =
> until I can afford the Ameritron ATR-30 or Palstar AT-2K.=20
> 
> 73:=20
> Mike VO1AX=20