[Hallicrafters] SX-117 VFO Alignment - OT

[Rodney Bunt]

All,

If there is a "junker SX-117" out there. I'm looking for a VFO knob, please let me know if you
have one for sale or trade ???

Rodney
VK2KTZ

--- jackiv at juno.com wrote:
> 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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