Bob Maser wrote:
> I am trying to make the front panel of my 4CX1500B amp look symmetrical and
> pleasing to the eye. Because I am using a 3" high RF deck, and have
> restricted vertical space in the outer cabinet, the vacuum variable and
> roller inductor shafts are going to be misaligned relative to the EF Johnson
> turns counters. The shafts of both the vacuum variable and roller inductor
> exit the RF deck front wall about 2" higher than the turns counter shafts.
> There is 3.6" space between the front wall of the RF deck and the rack
> panel. I am considering nylon gears, sprockets and belts, flexible shafts,
> and those crazy shaft drives that are in the Nebraska SS catalog. I want a
> system that will not slip but not increase the rotational torque of the
> turns counters. I am leaning towards the sprockets and belt approach(or
> better yet, the chain or bead belts) with bushings in the wall of the RF
>
Take a look at How Henry Radio did this. If you can't find any photos,
I'll try to find those I shot of my 2K4 when I had it apart.
73
Roger (K8RI)
> deck to support the far end of the turns counter shafts. Can someone steer
> me in the right direction?. There must be some good websites to buy this
> stuff. I couldn't find anything on eBay.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob Maser W6TR
>
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