Show SHORT CIRCUITS single dreu t may be made more selective by a short antenna when the silage storage battery runs down just when company la Is coming to hear bear the set connect a dry cell in series with tile the battery and yo you u can receive the concerts ns its well ns as formerly by connect connecting ting the variable condensers in the correct man ner all capacity effect front from tile the operators hands will bb elaml noted there therefore fore if there ais Is any capacity noted in a set shift tile the connections to the he condensers A makeshift vernier may be made by using a pencil 11 with a rubber on one end the rubber Is placed on the panel und and t touch ouch ing the edge of the dial DY by turning the pencil the dial will turn slowly it must be baden understood tood that a loosely couplet coupled varlo coupler of the three circuit design Is by far enuch ciuch more selective than that of the close coupled tuner A loose binding i post on b panel Is a source of annoyance this M may ay bo be prevented prevent ed by the use of small lock washers which may be put u under the nu nut t at the rear of the oie banc panel 1 before t the he nut i Is tighter tightened ed down |