[R-390] Re: Refinishing meters

[ronald j deeter]

David- 
make yourself a wrench from conduit or copper pipe, i used a piece of
copper pipe (i think 1.5" ) and filed the end to make the tabs ( used
only three tabs ) to fit the back of the metre, put pipe in vise and then
unthreaded  the collar, movement can be removed after removing the nuts
on the back holding solder lugs.
Ron

On Tue, 29 Apr 2003 08:38:45 -0400 (EDT) "David P. Goncalves"
<dpg@coe.neu.edu> writes:
> 
> 
> Question: Does the joint between the circular case and square face 
> have a
> recessed metal ring with 4 notches in it? A couple of meters I 
> recieved
> yeterday have that, might need a special wrench to unscrew it, if it 
> does
> indeed screw in. It could also be a friction/compression ring; if so 
> I
> guess drilling into the notches would help. Just a guess.
> 
> Also: I was reading in the 'Pearls' about the solution of the meter 
> face
> reproduction problem (using a laser printer). I'd like to make a 
> couple of
> Fair Radio replacement meters into useable R390 meters, but to do 
> so, I
> need either a scan or high quality photograph of the two dial faces. 
> Does
> anybody have these?
> 
> 
> David P. Goncalves
> 
> >
> > Has anyone experience with meters like the one shown at
> >
> > http://members.aol.com/n4buq/r390a
> >
> > I want to have it powder coated, but I'm not sure putting it in a 
> 400-deg.
> > oven is a good idea.  Does it come apart?  It appears to have a 
> hard-rubber
> > (neoprene?) gasket imbedded in the back.  Does this come out 
> easily?  If so,
> > does it expose the method of disassembly?
> >
> > I noticed that when I removed the electrical connections on the 
> back, the
> > meter movement became loose inside the housing.  Apparently this 
> isn't a
> > sealed meter and it should come apart but I havent seen any way to 
> get it
> > apart.
> 
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