[R-390] R-3909(non A) - ten turn stop question

[Joe Foley]

Better check the stop pin on the Geneva drive on the
bandswitch under the RF deck, too.  That may be where
the stoppage really is.

Joe




--- R390rcvr@aol.com wrote:
> Good evening all!
> 
> A rather sad R-390 followed me home last night. One
> of the oddities is that 
> it won't go onto band one. The megacycle shaft hits
> the ten turn stop before 
> it will allow the gearing to drop into the detent.
> Its close, but won't quite 
> make it. It seems to go a bit too far on the high
> end of the range.
> 
> I have looked through the manual for this radio, and
> the R-390A, and although 
> the stops are discussed, how to adjust them isn't. I
> am not going to do a 
> complete gear train dismantle at this point, and
> wonder it just that 
> adjustment can be done, without upsetting
> synchronization?
> 
> There is a clamp on the gear driven by the MC shaft,
> so perhaps by locking 
> the dial lock, loosening that clamp, and rotating
> the shaft just enough to 
> allow it to drop into the detent will work? The
> radio is working, kind of, so 
> I would like to not disturb too much until I have a
> good baseline performance 
> check.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Randy Stout
> 
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