[Amps] Amp faceplates

[Will Matney]

Bill,

They're produced by laser/baked and toner and is the reason for no white. The result is hard to rub off but it can be abused. You cant place the print on reverse because of the adhesive backing with paper peel. You can do this though using plain clear film, but you have no adhesive. I'd say the baked on toner is just as good as the ink from screen printing as far as text wearing off the film. After applying the labels though a person could use a thick piece of clear film similar to what Yaesu did on the old FT-101's. I used them mainly as electrical labels on the equipment I built and had no problems with them. There not as tough as etched aluminum but get the job done. For what we do here, they'd work just fine.

Yes, I can do custom layouts on the labels for an additional cost. It wouldn't be that much if I can change a pre-exsisting design to suit. The main thing is knowing what text and knob diameters you have. For tune/load caps I'd need to know where each band falls on the 180 deg. arc for the capacitor. Rotary switches, I'd need to know the text for each position, and how many positions. Also, the degrees between each. That's generally available from the switch maker.

Best,

Will

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On 3/19/06 at 8:25 AM Bill Turner wrote:

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>At 02:15 PM 3/17/2006, Will Matney wrote:
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>>All,
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>>Would there be a good market in clear press-on labels that have both 
>>switch text, and dial markings to fit amps or other amateur 
>>equipment? These would be permanent labels, and not the rub-on type 
>>like Damark. These would have a paper back that you peel off and 
>>place the plastic film lable on like a sticker. They would be clear 
>>to show through the paint behind. These could be done in any color 
>>other than white text-markings. I'm thinking about awful seriously 
>>having these if they will sell. Any thoughts are welcome.
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>I'd be interested. Would these be limited to stock designs or could 
>they be made to individual specs?
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>Also, what kind of ink/toner would be used for the text? Waterproof? 
>Is the text directly on top of the sticker or covered with a protective
>film?
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>Bill, W6WRT