[Boatanchors] Hallicrafters SX-62 Slipping Dial

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

For what it is worth; if you sprayed a cleaning solution that contained a 
lubricant on the chassis, or any part thereof, you may have gotten some of 
it on the dial cord. Easy to do, and the lubricant often results in cord 
slippage. Use a cotton swab and Isopropyl alcohol to clean the lubricant off 
the dial cord. Where possible, space being the issue, a small gauze pad 
works well too.

If the dial cord has been replaced previously by persons unknown, they may 
have used something with a very poor coefficient of friction as dial cord to 
begin with.

There is a wealth of dial cord fixes in the Hallicrafters and Boat Anchors 
archives OM! Go to the HHI web site:
www.w9wze.net

>From the home page select the archives and then do a sort for "dial cord" or 
whatever. You may be surprised by the dozens of clever fixes stored there. 
Good luck.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: <n7rk at cox.net>; <HallicraftersRadios at yahoogroups.com>; "BOATANCHORS" 
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "Old Tube Radios" <boatanchors at theporch.com>; 
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Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Hallicrafters SX-62 Slipping Dial


> Considering the convoluted path of that dial cord its no wonder it may 
> slip.
>
> I have two SX-62A's and had to tighten up one of them and use a healthier 
> spring. As a final measure I used a small amount of resin on the cord. No 
> more slipping. Used to use beeswax but others suggested resin and this was 
> my maiden voyage. Good stuff.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Hollander" <n7rk at cox.net>
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> <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "Old Tube Radios" 
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> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 7:44 PM
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Hallicrafters SX-62 Slipping Dial
>
>
>> Hello anchorites. Acquired a nice SX-62 but it has one major issue - 
>> backlash.
>>
>> Studying the gear arrangement is giving me no clue as to what to do to 
>> eliminate the backlash.
>>
>> Is  there anybody who has worked on an SX-62 familiar with this problem 
>> an have a fix?
>>
>> I have found some great SX-62 info on the web but nothing that addresses 
>> this problem.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave N7RK
>>
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