[Hammarlund] HQ-145A Alignment

[Jerry Kessler]

Joe,

The present form of the company is GC Electronics and the products 
are available through distributors.  Back in the days of TV repair 
(and yet today), GC provided adhesives and chemical cleaners as well 
as a variety of specialty tools for that industry.  It appears that 
your desired alignment tools may yet be available as part of an 
Alignment and Specialty Kit, Cat. No. 00-5050-0000.

See http://www.gcelectronics.com/catalog.html.  Expand the "Tools" 
menu on the left side of the screen.  Then click on "Alignment Tool 
Kits."  It is likely the tools 00-5097-0000 K-Tran Tool and 
00-8282-0000 Zenith Alignment Tool, which are contained in the kit, 
are the tools you seek.  However, you likely do not need all of the 
other items that come with this comprehensive kit.

It is also likely that these specific GC tools are common alignment 
tools.  Perhaps others who have actually worked on the HQ-145 could 
provide other guidance.  Just wanted you to know that there is some 
semblance of GC still remaining in the industry.

Jerry Kessler
N4JL

At 12:47 PM 12/9/2006, Carole White-Connor wrote:
>I just picked up a nice, working HQ-145A. I would like to align it. My problem
>is the alignment tools.
>
>1. What do you folks use in place of the General Cement Co. Nos. 
>5097 and 8282?
>
>2. How did a company called the General Cement Co. wind up making radio
>alignment tools?
>
>Joe Connor
>
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