[R-390] Re: Litton Model 1309 Microdial

[Flowertime01 at wmconnect.com]

Dave,

The front panel was not painted black when the micro dial was installed.
I think only the CIA wasted time on black paint.
Real R390 operators know this. 

Considering the work to get a panel painted right, I would like some other 
color than black.

Only if you are going to place your
receiver on the electronic place to pay for the education of one of your 
children
would you want to paint the front cover black.

It should take all of 20 minutes to install that dial and get a zero beat at 
zero.

You just install the knob. Then loosen the coupling clamp on the BFO shaft 
between the front panel and the IF deck. Set the counter to zero. grab the BFO 
shaft with a pair of pliers and zero the BFO. Hold the shaft with the pliers. 
Set the counter to zero. move the clamp collar around so the spline bolt is 
pointed up and easy to get the spline wrench in to the bolt. Tighten the bolt 
with the spline wrench.

You may get to change the BFO extension shaft bushing. The dial base plate 
gets mounted with the shaft bushing and bushing nut. The stock bushing may not 
be as long as the bushing provided with the dial. You can change out the 
bushing without dropping the front panel. You may need to pull the IF deck. Save the 
BFO knob, it has a set screw in it that you may need in another knob someday.

Roger 

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