[Boatanchors] Long Threaded Shafts

[Gary Schafer]

I have swapped the guts of the pot with good ones in order to use the same
shaft and case.

73
Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boatanchors [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
> Of manualman at juno.com
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 4:17 PM
> To: gharmon at idworld.net
> Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; heathkit at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Long Threaded Shafts
> 
> I assume you're talking about replacing the pot(s) which the bushing has
> to go through the main panel and the escutcheon panel. If you can't find
> a bushing on a pot long enough to go through both panels, you can remove
> the escutcheon panel; enlarge the hole in question so that the nut will
> tighten against the main panel. The knobs have a large enough skirt that
> you can't see the hole enlargement.
> 
> Pete, wa2cwa
> 
> On Mon, 15 Sep 2014 10:32:11 -0500 "Gary H. Harmon, Jr."
> <gharmon at idworld.net> writes:
> > The Apache and Mohawk and possibly other Heathkits use pots with a
> > 9/16
> > threaded shaft.  The pots available now do not have that amount of
> > threaded
> > length.  The original pot is not available.  Has anyone developed a
> > way to
> > adapt a current pot to the required 9/16 length needed to get
> > through the
> > chassis, panel, etc?
> >
> >
> >
> > Hopefully my question is clear.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> >
> >
> > Gary H. Harmon, Jr. - K5JWK - HAM Radio Archaeologist
> >
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