[R-390] Do I really need the green gear?

[Cecil Acuff]

Green gear is not necessary.  I asked the same questions when going through 
my first R-390.  I found it did nothing more than keep the counter in sync 
with the RF deck.  If you follow the procedures in the book as far as what 
frequency to dial up upon the start of disassembly...which basically aligns 
the marks on the RF deck you can set the counter and re-mesh the gears with 
no problem.

Some think not having the green gear is the end of the world if you pull one 
apart and get it out of sync.

Cecil..
K5DL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil M." <pmills7 at comcast.net>
To: "R-390" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 5:10 AM
Subject: [R-390] Do I really need the green gear?


> Although I have been able to mechanically align
> the rf deck on  my R-390, by removing the xtal
> osc deck so I could view the marks, I may need
> to remove the rf deck for further work.  Do I
> really need the green gear or is there another
> way to hold the alignment when removing the
> rf deck?
>
> thanks,
> Phil
>
>
>
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