[Boatanchors] BC-342 front panel removal

[mac]

Yes, you would have to remove the tapered pin on the vernier control  
shaft to dismount the front panel.  No easy way to do this that I know  
of.  I've re-capped several of these things and while the cap behind  
the front panel is hard to reach removal of the panel not necessary to  
replace.  Also not necessary to disassemble the RF coil enclosures,  
merely worry off one of the leads on each of the buried caps with a  
long skinny hemostat and then solder the replacement component in an  
electrical equivalent but accessible location.  Did find it necessary  
to dismount the xtal filter can to replace the black plastic cap  
inside that one, though.

Have also gotten away with NOT replacing the oil-filled units in the  
metal cans except in an old (1938) "A" set .

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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On Jul 1, 2013, at 8:58 AM, Ian Wilson wrote:

> Hi Bill,
>
> At present I am trying to remove the front panel. As far as I can  
> tell, I
> have
> removed all the retaining hardware except for the vernier control  
> shaft.
>
> This seems to be retained in the front panel somehow. It is not clear
> to me whether the front panel can be removed without removing the
> tapered pin that holds the vernier shaft in place.
>
> Do you recall how this goes together?
>
> 73, ian K3IMW
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