[Heathkit] Re: HW Series - Rubber Ring Source

[Ken Kaplan]

I placed some pictures and diagrams of the dial cord method for HW10x's and SB-10x's 
on the Nostalgic Kit Center website. Go to http://www.qsl.net/kb7rgg/ and click the Heath 
button. Then scroll down to Heathkit Modifications and find what you are interested in. I 
think one source of springs might be Ace Hardware. I have an SB-100 with string and an 
SB-102 with rubber O-rings. The O-rings are sloppy compared to the cord.

73 Ke kb7rgg

> On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 13:38:59 -0400, Bwana Bob wrote:
>
> >You can also replace the rings with dial cord. This was done by Heath on 
> >the later HW-101's and the SB-102.  some owners have also replaced the 
> >belts on the driver-preselector capacitors with dial cord. This is 
> >described on one of the web sites. I'll check to see if I can locate the 
> >article.
>
> I did this years ago to my HW101, including the driver-preselctor. The
> pullys are standard dial cord type pullys. It's a pain in the rear to
> do, but the results are well worth it. IIRC I scavenged some springs
> from clicky-style ballpoint pens for the cord tension springs.
>
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