[TenTec] Dial cord on 238 Tuner

[Ken Brown]

Charles Johnson wrote:

>Ken,
>
>I replaced the elastic band on both of my 238s with miniature stainless
>steel springs. Gardner Spring, Inc. part # V17C. They are .130" OD x .0162"
>WD x 4.0" OAL. I found them at a local hardware store (the old fashioned
>kind of hardware store that has everything). 
>
Charles,

Thanks for the suggestion. That sounds like it will last much longer 
than the elastic string. I went to an Ace Hardware store and they had a 
pretty good selection of springs. They did not have the Gardner line 
though. That sounds familiar. I must have seen it at another hardware 
store around here. I bought a couple of springs similar to the 
dimensions you recommend. They did not seem to have the right range from 
fully stretched to almost no tension. So I used elastic string again. I 
bought some, that appears to be identical to the original, at Ben 
Franklins. It is working for now. I'll keep my eyes open for just the 
right spring and when the elastic fails again, and I am sure it will, I 
will use your method.

Thanks,

Ken N6KB, Hilo, Hawaii