[Boatanchors] HRO-50T dial lights

[Roger Basford]

Hi Mike,

Many thanks for that info, the job took about 15 mins - easy when you know 
how! I'd no inkling that the dial drum came out so easily but once out it's 
possible to get to the bulbs with care. I noticed that the old bulbs were 
the tubular type, not the round bulb; the round type just wouldn't fit in 
the right hand holder, I had to use the tubular type otherwise the envelope 
fouled the frame. My Sams says the bulbs should be bayonet, but mine are 
MES. I think bayonet might be harder to fit as it would be a struggle to get 
that final twist 'n push to lock the bulb in.

Anyway, the 50-T is glowing away as it should and is pulling in the Saturday 
AM net on 3615, thanks again!

73,

Roger/G3VKM


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sanders K0AZ" <k0az at corpranet.net>
To: "Roger Basford" <roger at new-gate.co.uk>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 10:28 PM
Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] HRO-50T dial lights


> Roger, There is a spring loaded collar on the shaft of the oscillator 
> tuning
> control.
> Open the lid and look at the dial scales to the right. Push the collar
> forward toward
> the front of the panel. Slide the dial scale assy to the right and pull it
> out of it's
> cradle on the right and then on the left. The dial scale change knob 
> marked
> band
> on the left will pull to the right moving the shaft to the left to allow 
> the
> dial scale
> assy to move out of its cradle. Once the dial scales are removed you can 
> get
> fingers
> on each side of the lamps to turn them. It is not easy but quite do able 
> as
> I have done
> it before. Just takes a bit of time. But much less time and stress than
> pulling the front
> panel.
> Of course be careful with the dial scales. You can remove them before
> removing the
> drum if you like but I have never had to do that.
> 73 es GL.
>
> K0AZ  Mike Sanders
> 18169 Highway 174
> MT Vernon, Missouri 65712-9171
> k0az at k0az.com <mailto:k0az at k0az.com>
>
>
>



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