[Boatanchors] Busted SX-28A Steering Wheel Shaft

[Al Parker]

HI Mark,
    It looks like the shaft had been broken and someone drilled & (maybe)
tapped the end of it & put in a stub shaft.  I've had 3-4 SX-28's, never
saw that.  Maybe you need to epoxy the stub into the shaft.
73,
Al, W8UT
New Bern, NC
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Bell" <bell at blazenet.net>
To: "Boatanchors List" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 11:23 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Busted SX-28A Steering Wheel Shaft


> Well, there I was..... finishing the last capacitor on the Invader 2K,
when
> the 8 year old comes into the shack with the ubiquitous "Daddy, can I
play
> with your radios".  As always, the answer is "Yes".
>
> Well, he comes over a few minutes later with the steer wheel knob for
the
> main tuning off of the SX-28A.
>
> AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!
>
> Well, I go out of my way to make sure he knows he's not in trouble,  and
I
> think he'll be back down for some more quality radio playtime....
>
> Anyhow...   the 2 pix are at
>
> www.qsl.net/k3msb/temp/sx28a_1.JPG
>
> www.qsl.net/k3msb/temp/sx28a_2.JPG
>
> My SX-28 stuff is still in boxes from the move to the new shack, so I
can't
> dig up the manual for a parts list....
>
> Is that shaft busted?  It's obviously threaded, but it won't screw in
(the
> hole looks enlarged).
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB
>
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