[Boatanchors] Loose Johnson Viking II meter glass

[Bill Cromwell]

Hi Robert,

I had to deal with the loose glass in meters a couple of times. I don't 
believe you can get a satisfactory repair (glass will separate again) 
without disassembling the meter from the housing. Every kind of glue I 
have ever used says right in the directions (anybody ever read 
instructions?) the mating surfaces must be *clean* and dry. The part 
about dry is not so difficult. It will be impossible to clean the glass 
and housing without disassembling.

With interior of the housing and the glass accessible you can thoroughly 
clean everything, get the glue you want in exactly the right place and 
easily support the glass against the housing while the glue sets. 
Gravity seems to work very well. You can remove fingerprints so easily 
before reassembly.

Most meter movements that I have seen separate from the housing through 
the rear while others separate out the front of the housing. Examination 
of the meter assembly after it has been removed from the radio should be 
obvious. Watch out for the meter zeroing screw (which is not a screw) to 
get it reassembled correctly. It has to mate with the zeroing arm on the 
meter movement or you will be unable to set zero. Test it for zeroing 
immediately prior to final assembly of retaining screws, nuts, clips, 
etc. I learned about this step the hard way and had to reverse the 
entire assembly to get the zeroing parts mated right. Don't *force* 
anything. It is easy to damage the meter movement. I bent one zeroing 
arm and was very lucky to bend it back without breaking anything.

Just set aside a big chunk of time and work deliberately and carefully.

There are some hermetically sealed meters that you cannot disassemble 
but I have never seen the glass separate in any of them. That does not 
mean it can't happen. Failure in those is mostly from burnout of the 
fine windings or possibly from being run over by a tank.

Good luck with your Viking rebuild. I have a set of Johnson Ranger gear 
here and intend to keep it until my final transmission. The Ranger, 
Johnson low pass filter, Matchbox, and electronic T-R switch.

73,

Bill  KU8H

On 2/29/20 8:21 PM, Spooner, Robert L wrote:
> I am restoring a Viking II and the glass in the meter is loose. Is there a way to reglue it without removing the meter? If not, what are the steps for removing the meter? Thanks in advance.
> 
> 73,
> Bob AD3K
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