Sorry, Rob This one got right past me. Rob answered better, anyhow. I think that pin length is definitely an issue, and X-rays would be very enlightening. I bet we'd see some stuff we might not want to see! Susan ----------------------------------------------------------------- At 05:30 PM 9/24/98 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Rob, > >I don't think you ever get an answer to this did you? Yes, by gosh, the 1". >I want those pins anchored in deep too to spread the abuse as widely as >possible. I'll bet an X-ray of a pinned bridge would be a terrifying thing, >wouldn't you think? > >Ron, but not Susan > > >>Hi Susan, >> >>I see no mention of overall pin length in this thread (not quite the issue >>here, I know - but I have to put in a word): >> >>I always used 1" pins (Apsco) in preference to the shorties, because I >>believed that a lot of the split caps I was seeing (I did the bridgework for >>Tuner's Supply for a few years) was a direct result of insufficient length >>of bridge pin into the bridge gain. The 1" pins really get down deep. >> >>Rob Stuart-Vail > > Ron > > > Susan Kline P.O. Box 1651 Philomath, OR 97370 skline@proaxis.com
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