<VV> Thermister Repair

[Dennis & Debbie Pleau]

Geoff, Some one years ago wrote a great message on how to repair a 
thermistor with a broken insulator.  If they don't re post it I'll look it 
up and re post when I get home.  The kids are on spring break and we're at 
Tahoe.

dp

At 02:24 PM 3/24/2004 -0700, Geoff Johnson wrote:
>I have a thermister here that has a broken insulator.  I got it just to 
>see what could be done with it.  Anyway as I recall from reading somewhere 
>the stud on them is pushed on by a spring inside to make the electrical 
>contact.  Is this correct?  Cant remember where I might have read this 
>though.  Anyway the insulator is cracked away in two pieces.  The stud 
>seems to be hanging loose not making contact with anything or being pushed 
>out by a spring.    I cant get the stud out as it is held in by the 
>remaining insulator, even though it wobbles, spins loosley, and can be 
>pushed in and out with no resistance.   I assume that these springs might 
>corrode away, this one is pretty rusty.   Can I pull the stud out and 
>replace the spring,  or as I recall reading somewhere a screw could be put 
>in place of the stud/spring.   Does anyone have suggestions on what glue 
>might work to glue the insulator back together?  Or how else to fix it? No 
>big deal but I figure its worth trying to save it.
>
>-Geoff Johnson
>66 Corsa Cp
>63 Monza Cp