[HBR] Fwd: Eddystone Three Section Variable Capacitor Question

[Peter Bertini]

A lot of pre-war equipment used 4-32 hardware.  I just ran into this on a
SX-16 dial bezel.


On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Whitebear1122 <whitebear1122 at comcast.net>wrote:

> > Looks like this post was rejected the first time so I'm resending.
>
> > Almost embarrassed to ask this but what are the threads for the
> Eddystone three section variable cap that is typically used in the HBR
> receiver?   I just got back from ACE Hardware and could not find a screw
> that matched the threads.  It seems like a #6 but the threads aren't right.
>  I tried both US and metric.  I was planning on mounting the variable cap
> to the RF sub chassis, make sure everything lines up, then drill the holes
> for mounting the RF sub chassis on the main chassis.
> >
> > On my HBR-13 project, the main chassis is 98% drilled and milled.  The
> last component arrived today, an 8 section barrier strip that mounts on the
> rear panel and has connections for antenna, speaker, mute, and and extra
> pair.  RF sub chassis is all drilled and milled.  BFO chassis left to
> drill.  I have a plexiglass front panel drilled and milled, the Eddystone
> slide rule dial mounted, and the panel mounted to the chassis.  I'm
> figuring another week of last mechanical work and then I can start building.
> >
> > 73, Scott WA9WFA
> >
> >
> >
>
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