[TenTec] Re: Tentec digest, Vol 1 #349 - 1 msg Dial Cord slippage

Mon, 09 Feb 2004 16:53:52 +0000

Pete -
   you may have thought you followed the directions, but they're tricky! I had the same problem the first time I replaced the dial cord in my Argosy. There's a place where you make a couple of loops, which determine just how far the dial moves for a given amount of take-up of the string on the cord. (kind of like a multiple-gang pulley setup on lifting equipment) Sounds like you may have too much or too little. Also, check to see if the little pulleys are turning - they may have seized up - a drop of sewing machine oil on the axle, and turning them until they move freely, can help.
Good luck!
Fred Wagner, KQ6Q
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> From: "pete wokoun, sr." <[email protected]>
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> Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 20:08:55 -1000
> Subject: [TenTec] dial slippage
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> Hi all,
>   A newbe to this list, I'm looking at an OMNI-A for a friend.
>   The elastic dial cord was old and over-stretched so I replaced the whole 
> thing with a factory supplied replacement.  Followed the insturctions in the 
> manual.
>   However, now the venier shaft is not able to pull the dial pointer above 
> about halfway up the scale.  It just slips like there is not enough 
> 'tightness' between the ball bearings in the venier and the knob shaft.  
> Turning the knob skirt part of the venier and it works ok, as well as going 
> downscale.  Is there any way to tighten up this venier mechanism and 
> transfer more pull to the dial string.
>   In the Collins S-line there's an adjustment screw just for this and I'm 
> wondering how TenTec handles it.
> 
> mahalo,
> pete KH6GRT
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