- 1. [TenTec] Dial Cords (score: 1)
- Author: "JT Croteau" <jt.w6fo@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:20:41 -0400
- To those who have had to re-string dials on older rigs, I need to replace the dial cord strings on my Argosy 525. Is this as difficult as I am reading it to be? I just don't want to screw it up even
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- 2. Re: [TenTec] Dial Cords (score: 1)
- Author: "Kirk Braunius" <kbraunius@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:30:48 -0400
- I have no idea if this applies to your Argosy at all, but here is a link to some Triton PTO/dial string pictures posted by the late Paul Valko. http://www.tentec.org/ptogallery.htm Kirk AI4PZ _______
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- 3. Re: [TenTec] Dial Cords (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <Mike_N4NT@charter.net>
- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:06:01 -0400
- Most of the Ten-Tec rigs with dial cords rely upon a section of elastic cord which Ten-Tec calls "bungee" cord. The bungee pulls the pointer to the left. Over time the bungee loses its elasticity. Wh
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- 4. Re: [TenTec] Dial Cords (score: 1)
- Author: ron <roncasa@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:31:22 -0400
- well ... that's certainly easy as opposed to a collection of very nice pix (having no idea what we are looking for without captions) except the last two .... I can breathe easier (smile) Ron, wb1hga
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- 5. Re: [TenTec] Dial Cords (score: 1)
- Author: "JT Croteau" <jt.w6fo@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:54:16 -0400
- Then this might be the only problem I have. My rig tunes nicely but the red pointer doesn't move. I've had the cord kit sitting on my bench for a couple weeks but have been paranoid to take the front
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- 6. Re: [TenTec] Dial Cords (score: 1)
- Author: John Graves <jh.graves@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:04:10 -0400
- The first time you take the dial off is a bit dicey..but the rest is common sense. The dial comes off fairly easily...use a very small screwdriver to hold the clip open to replace it. Read the manual
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- 7. Re: [TenTec] Dial Cords (score: 1)
- Author: "Ed - K9EW" <k9ew57@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:50:34 -0500
- Also take a look at some pictures of the "inner" front panel and dial cord on my website at www.k9ew.net, under Projects, 525 PTO. You're right; the hardest part is getting started. Hope this helps.
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- 8. Re: [TenTec] Dial Cords (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <Mike_N4NT@charter.net>
- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:39:07 -0400
- N4LQ came up with an "Old Indian Trick" for putting the dial skirt back onto the shaft. He made a loop of dental floss and hooked the loop over the end of the D-spring. The loop worked great to open
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- 9. Re: [TenTec] Dial Cords (score: 1)
- Author: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj@storm.weather.net>
- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:52:53 -0600
- Wasn't that loop trick in the Corsair II manual? Gerald J. _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tente
- /archives//html/TenTec/2006-10/msg00496.html (8,475 bytes)
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