[Boatanchors] Turns Counter Search

[Rob Atkinson]

A decent turns counter that matches your panel is going to be a tough
find if you ask me.  The ones made nowadays have plastic gears.  If
you want a good one like this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TURNS-COUNTER-For-Capacitor-Roller-Inductor-military/202896592546
you may have to do some front panel modifying.   Kintronic makes a
turns counter https://www.kintronic.com/product-category/am-medium-wave/rf-components-and-accessories/counter-dials-insulated-couplings-and-knobs/

Most good turns counters nowadays come from hamfests where you can
find them separately or in equipment that's being parted out.  Maybe
you can get by with a plastic one until you can find a good one.

73
Rob
K5UJ

On Sat, Oct 24, 2020 at 11:03 AM Doug Hensley <w5jv at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Parts Hounds,
>
> A transmitter panel I am working on is missing its turns counter, obviously
> pulled by the idiot who defaced her years ago.
>
> The square opening on the panel is roughly 1  9/16" wide x 2  13/16" tall
> and was the clearance opening for the counter mechanism.  The counter
> bezel covered the opening.
>
> The 4 bolt holes for the counter bezel are on a 2 1/4" x  2 1/4" pattern
> centered over the dial.
>
> If you have one or more you are not using and can part with please take
> a look and see how close to these dimensional measures you can get.  eBay
> has a few but the sellers are very hard to communicate with.  It's taking days
> to extract a few basic measures.
>
> Also, the prices are retail so its a high risk.
>