[Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters Digest, Vol 81, Issue 11 - dial stringing tips

[Greg Mijal]

The idea of the spring at one end of the string is to take the slack out of 
the moving length of string.  Not make a bow stringout that goes Twang! when 
you tickle it.  This helps keeps the frequency pointer accurate end to end 
and also keeps the string from jumping the axle behind the tuning dial. 
Hallicrafters is probably the best at putting the dial string information in 
it's equipment manuals.  Any spring that will snug into the big wheel and 
take the slack out of the line will most likely work OK.  Drake had good 
info in it's 2A/B manuals too.
If you want to get really slick with dial string repairs there is a tool you 
can get that is made for general purpose small spring work.  It's made of 
steel, about the diameter of a Shis-ka-bob stick and has a shepard's hook on 
one end.  The other end has a flat with a split in it. Sort of like a bid's 
tail feather.  The tool probably comes from Germany.
Thank heaven you are not string a NC 100 ASD!
73's
Greg
WA7LYO
Kinston NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TC Dailey" <daileyservices at qwest.net>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Hallicrafters Digest, Vol 81, Issue 11


> Springs is springs... you can find 'em at just about any spring 
> purveyor...
> as to THOSE EXACT ONES, I think that's a dream.
>
> TC
>
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