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Re: [TenTec] Omni D resonate falling down

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni D resonate falling down
From: Mike Bryce <prosolar@sssnet.com>
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Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:04:45 -0400
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A small felt pad between the knob and the panel usually is a  fix for that.

Mike wb8vge

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> On Apr 18, 2014, at 9:01 AM, Neil Martinsen-Burrell 
> <neilmartinsenburrell@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The resonate knob on my Omni D seems to be falling down on the job.  That
> is, when I try to resonate the permeability tuned circuits on anything
> above 40m, the knob spins itself back to near 7 MHz.
> 
> I think the mechanism is similar to that in my Argonaut 505 and I imagine
> what is happening is that the weight of the elevator mechanism is too great
> for the friction in the system and it is literally falling down under its
> own weight.
> 
> Since I doubt I am the first one to experience this, I wonder what the
> recommended trick is to get the elevator to stay up. <wink, wink>  Is there
> a tensioning screw or spring? What is the opposite of lubrication?  Do I
> need to put rosin on something?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
> 
> -Neil
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