[Drake] Washing Drake Plastic dials

[Chris Codella, W2PA]

John,

The placement of the blue filter was not wrong.  They came from the 
factory that way. 

By placing the blue filter behind the white diffuser, the dial appears 
white when not illuminated, and blue when it's turned on.  If yours was 
white when on it simply means it had faded over years of use - as they 
all do sooner or later.

There are various replacement blue filters available on the internet - 
or you can find your own.  In any case, their proper location is behind 
the white diffuser, not in front.

73,
Chris, W2PA

John King wrote:
> A note of interest...the previous owner in Alaska must
> not have liked the blue tinted dial light filter
> because he had placed it behind the clear lens so the
> blue did not show through. I placed the blue in front
> of the white diffuser and the blue jobbie is still
> blue and looks great.
>
> Thanks again for all the suggestions. All were great
> suggestions. 73, John, K5PGW
>
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