[ARC5] Silver dial?

Christopher Bowne aj1g at sbcglobal.net
Fri Nov 30 09:02:06 EST 2018


Easy, the dial was removed from the set prior  to spraying!

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> On Nov 29, 2018, at 23:45, <hwhall at compuserve.com> <hwhall at compuserve.com> wrote:
> 
> If it was just a spray paint job, why no paint on some of the face screws, the cursor for the dial (both upper & lower extensions), the dial retention nut or the little cone dealies that engaged the mounting plate?  Also, it looks like white aluminum corrosion on the surface, would that be visible if there was a coat of paint?
> 
> Another oddity (to me) isn't there something unusual about the tuning shaft collar & stem?  That's not what I'm used to seeing.
> 
> Wayne
> WB4OGM
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Bittner <mmab at cox.net>
> To: Christopher Bowne <aj1g at sbcglobal.net>; David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
> Cc: ARC-5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thu, Nov 29, 2018 9:35 pm
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Silver dial?
> 
> Yes!  I got the impression that the whole front panel as well as the dial had been hit with a can of aluminum spray paint.  Mike, W6MAB
> 
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