[Boatanchors] BC-342 front panel removal

[Ian Wilson]

Success!!!!! I applied some very light oil to the pin and let it
soak in for a while.

Then I found a carriage bolt that had a concave end, applied
this to the narrow end of the pin, and tapped with a hammer. This
drove the pin to being flush with the gear shaft.

I then used a spring-loaded center punch. This worked like a charm
and zinged the pin out very cleanly.

The only thing holding the front panel on now is various wires.

Thank you all, particularly Bill who sent me a highly useful set of
pictures; I will make good use of these during reconstruction!

73, ian K3IMW



On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 12:52 PM, mac <w7qho at aol.com> wrote:

> Yes, as I think back that pin is in the "Fast Tuning" shaft.  Hard
> location to reach, must have been inserted in place with a special tool.
>  Please let us all know if you figure out a way to remove it.......
>
> Good luck!
>
> Dennis
>
> *****************
>
> On Jul 1, 2013, at 12:39 PM, Ian Wilson wrote:
>
> Thanks, Dennis.
>
> It looks as if the pin that has to be removed is on the Fast Tuning
> shaft (not the Vernier as I thought previously). Since my goal is to
> replace the front panel, I have to remove it somehow.
>
> 73, ian K3IMW
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 12:34 PM, mac <w7qho at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> *********************
>>
>> 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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