[Collins] 51S-1 Dial drag

Dr. Gerald N. Johnson geraldj at weather.net
Wed Sep 30 13:17:53 EDT 2009


On Wed, 2009-09-30 at 10:57 -0400, wabate wrote:
> The tuning on my 51S-1 is very loose.  Is there a way to increase the 
> drag?  I have the brake option but I don't think that was the intended 
> purpose for that.  Can't find anything in the manual.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill, K3PGB
> 
Felt washers between the back of the knob and the panel. Likely an
adjustment in the dial drive which may be similar to that of the S-line
may work. The idler is on an eccentric screw or a slotted anchor.

Gerald J.



More information about the Collins mailing list