First a caution and a funny story. I hate the type of Manhattan construction where you use Super glue to glue the cut off copper squares to a PC Board. Frankly Super glue and Pete are a volatile combination. Somehow every time I use the product, I get my fingers stuck together.
Yesterday I had the need to use Super glue to repair something and managed to get Super glue on my index finger. The good news is that I only got it on my finger but avoided the gluing the fingers together.
When I got the T Mobile Home Internet, they required you use the Biometric function on your Smart phone. That was pretty slick as now you can open your phone with a fingerprint. Don't you just love technology.
After the Super glue event, I cannot use Biometrics to open the phone and had to enter the code. Then it hit me... the Super glue prevents the phone from reading the index finger. So, I will have to wait until the glue wears off. I was laughing that I was done in by Technology! Stupid phone.
The reverse course is that I will repair the VFO on Project X and not substitute the Digital VFO. There were only about 500 Project X radios made and 200 of those went to a foreign government. So, keeping it as close to original actually adds to its value. Mine is S/N 44
The hurdle is that the VFO assembly was installed 1st and everything else was installed around it. So, there is a bit of mechanical deinstallation needed before you can even get to a point of removing the VFO assembly.
The 1st step is to document the removal process and to evaluate the sequencing so that a minimal amount of deinstallation is needed.
The bonus is a chance to clean up this area so not all bad.
Them that know can make things go.
73's
Pete N6QW