[Hammarlund] aligning pointers on HQ-170A

[Robert Sauvan]

Hi all,
I have been working on my HQ-170A and have noticed in the past that my 
pointers do not align on the center marks in the windows. I can put it 
where one of the pointers lines up on say, the left frequency window, 
but the pointer alignment is off at least one hash mark on the right 
window and not lined up on the center mark on the face plate. I would 
assume they both should line up in both windows at the same time 
according to pictures in the manual. It appears in the manual that both 
of the dials with the aligning marks are connected by a small arm. There 
is also a spring attached to the left dial which is attached to the arm 
connecting both dials. It almost appears as if I were to stretch the 
small spring a bit, I could get them to align because the left dial will 
always return to the same spot when I try to push it to stretch the 
spring. Not sure how the spring is being used since it appears that the 
dials are connected by the arm. I hope this makes some sense. Has anyone 
had any experience with this? Im trying to avoid pulling off the whole 
faceplate but if that is what I need to do I will. any suggestions would 
be greatly appreciated.

Thanks-Bob-W0YBS

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Thanks
Bob Sauvan-W0YBS
rsauvan at beyondbb.com
http://w0ybs.com