[R-390] R390 progress

[Paul H. Anderson]

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005, AI2Q wrote:

> Dan, et al:
>
> Pulling the RF deck out and re-installing it is not difficult---even if you
> didn't have the green gear. I was entirely successful with my R-390
> restoration (see the archives for details) and my set was missing the gear.
> I simply held the gears in place with duct tape (!) while dropping the
> chassis back in. Followed the instructions in the TM to the letter. Worked
> just fine.

If you are slightly patient, you can do the mechanical alignment while it
is installed.  I think you just have to have the crystal deck off the back
of it.

The "hard" part there then becomes putting the oldham coupler back in
between the RF bandswitch and the crystal deck.

Paul