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t" the emblem.=0A=0AIt is designed to simply ROTATE.  The pivot pin is dead=
 center at the top of the emblem.=0A=0AMerely use your thumb, at the bottom=
, and MOOOOoooooove it.  =0A=0AThe emblem will rotate 360 degrees.=0A=0ADo =
not bash.  Do not smash.  Do not hack.  Do not chisel.=0A=0AThis is not roc=
ket science.  It is S-I-M-P-L-E.=0A=0AAnd, DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT put ANYTHIN=
G in the way of chemicals on that meter face, be they cleaners or penetrati=
ng oils, if they are not 100% PROVEN to be plastic safe on THIS TYPE OF PLA=
STIC.  Otherwise you well may end up with a cloudy meter face.  A USELESS m=
eter face, at that.  Or, a stuck set screw... the screws are PLASTIC.=0A=0A=
Have you looked on eVilBay lately to see what these things sell for?=0A=0AI=
'd be willin' t'bet, a lot of 'em are bought by idjits who violate one or m=
ore of the above rules.=0A=0A73=0A=0AMike=0AW4DSE=0A=0A=0A--- On Fri, 6/7/1=
3, rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net> wrote:=0A=0A> From: rbethman <rbethman at c=
omcast.net>=0A> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] More SX-100 Help Needed=0A> To=
: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net=0A> Date: Friday, June 7, 2013, 1:47 PM=0A>=
 David,=0A> =0A> Please re-read paragraph 6-5 of the SX-100 Mk2 Hallicrafte=
rs=0A> manual.=0A> =0A> While indeed it DOES say pivot, it *ALSO* says *Rot=
ate*.=0A> =0A> I'd give it a try with an Exacto blade.=A0 *Attempt* to=0A> =
*GENTLY lift the bottom of the emblem.=0A> =0A> ---> Patience is a *MUST*!=
=0A> =0A> Age and/or crud may well have it "stuck" an being a royal=0A> PIA=
! (Don't ask!)=0A> =0A> It will eventually do just as it is supposed to do.=
=0A> =0A> If all else fails - WALK AWAY for awhile!=A0 Then come=0A> back t=
o it.=0A> =0A> We *ALL* get very engrossed in what we are doing, and don't=
=0A> always S-L-O-W DOWN when a glitch comes along.=0A> =0A> Lord only know=
s how many times *I* have had that hard focus=0A> on a project.=0A> =0A> Yo=
u'll get it, but it will require taking a break and leave=0A> it alone.=A0 =
You may need to take a day away.=0A> =0A> *IF* the Exacto blade won't get u=
nder it, try a doctor with=0A> a disposable scalpel.=0A> =0A> Keep at it, w=
ith breaks as needed!=0A> =0A> Bob - N0DGN=0A> =0A> =0A> On 6/7/2013 1:22 P=
M, David C. Hallam wrote:=0A> > I am trying to adjust the S meter.=A0 The m=
anual=0A> says the meter mechanical adjustment is under the=0A> Hallicrafte=
rs emblem on the face of the meter and it is=0A> pivoted at the top so it w=
ill swing to the side.=A0 Not=0A> very likely.=A0 What nondestructive metho=
ds have others=0A> used to get the emblem to move?=A0 I've tried Windex, a=
=0A> couple of drops of WD-40, a little bit of contact cleaner,=0A> and so =
on with no success including tapping VERY lightly on=0A> the side of the em=
blem.=0A> > =0A> > David=0A> > KW4DH=0A> > =0A> =0A> ______________________=
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