[Boatanchors] Dial Re-Stringing Madness!

[Greg Mijal]

Hi
Glen and all the other responders.
Here's some responses to your comments.
Rosin on the cord doesn't seem to help on any of the dial work I have done
so far.  Maybe the next time it will.
Roughing up the tuning dial shaft behind the tuning knob makes me wonder
why?  Since it worked OK before, it should work as is (am I taking a suicide
pill on this one?)
Lubricating the cap shaft pivot sounds good but when is it good enough?
It's starting to sound like the tension spring needs to get beefed up.  I'll
try that route tonight but I think I have enough tension on the string
already because I get that satisfying Ping! sound when plucking the dial
string with a spring hook.
I said I think I do.
Thanks for all the good input guys!
73's
Greg
WA7LYO
Kinston NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
To: "Greg Mijal" <bluebirdtele at embarqmail.com>;
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <glowbugs at piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Dial Re-Stringing Madness!


> I "assume" that you do have a spring attached to at
> least one end of the dial string.
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> Try "roughing up" the shaft to which the tuning knob
> is attached (use some sandpaper).  Over the years the
> constant polishing of the shaft by the dial string
> often reduces the ability of the shaft to "hold" the
> new dial string.
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> Glen, K9STH
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> --- Greg Mijal <bluebirdtele at embarqmail.com> wrote:
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>  No problems following the manuals to set up the
> stringing and I have specialized tools to get right
> thru it. I use good quality string designed for radio
> work.  The problem is I frequently end up with a dial
> that stops moving at some point in it's travel range.
> There is good tension overall and the string is not
> binding as it travels.  The damn thing just stops
> turning the cap and slips on the tuning dial shaft.
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> Glen, K9STH
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> Website:  http://k9sth.com
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