Fw: [Heathkit] Drive belts

Sun, 14 Dec 2003 14:26:09 -0500

sent this the wrong place first time....

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Hyder --N4NT--" <[email protected]>
To: "David Knepper" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] Drive belts

> With my HW-101 I converted from those rubber rings to a dial cord
assembly.
> I made the dial cord loops in accordance with the instructions in the
SB-102
> manual.  That system works much better, smoother and permits the tune
> control and load control to operate without seeming to bind on each other.
> I do not have any further information about the measurements but I'm sure
> others do.
>
> 73, Mike N4NT
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Knepper" <[email protected]>
> To: "Jim Isbell" <[email protected]>; "mail list Heathkit"
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 7:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] Drive belts
>
>
> > Jim, go to any auto jobber store and see if they have an O ring kit with
> > various assortment of O rings.  I bought mine from a Case tractor store.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Dave, W3ST
> > Secretary to the Collins Radio Association
> > Publisher of the Collins Journal
> > www.collinsra.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Isbell" <[email protected]>
> > To: "mail list Heathkit" <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 12:09 AM
> > Subject: [Heathkit] Drive belts
> >
> >
> > > I just acquired an HW-101.  It seems to be working very well to this
> > > point but I noticed that the two belts on the preselector shaft are
> > > cracked and look like they should be replaced.  It appears that these
> > > are just large "O" rings.  Anyone have the diameter of them.
> > >
> > > Also, I am looking for a CW filter for it....or a suggestion for a
> > > modification to put some sort of adjustable filter in its
place....????
> > >
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