[Hallicrafters] SX-117 VFO Alignment

[jackiv at juno.com]

tHE CAP PLATES ARE DIMPLED FOR RIGIDITY. Try to find a service bulletin
for that radio, there may have been an outboard trimmer on the top. 
That is a very stabile capacitor. If some one has messed with it- try to
find one from a junker.  I will look in my parts but don't expect much.
Look for some evidence that a turn or two may have been removed from the
coil?

jack


On Sun, 20 Oct 2002 12:15:48 -0500 darrel nichols <n0dbx at mindspring.com>
writes:
> I cannot get the dial to calibrate in spite of considerable 
> effort...
> 
> Decided I will have to stake the tuning cap, but there are no 
> slots.
> Before I rip the thing outta there and take a hacksaw to the 
> plates,
> does anybody have any ideas, hints, tricks or otherwise.
> 
> Also, the plates are straight on the tuning cap, but there appear
> to be small wrinkles in the copper surface.  Were they staked in
> production?   Perhaps the previous owner straightened the
> bent parts!?!
> 
> Darrel, N0DBX
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