[TenTec] PTO help?

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

On Tue, 2006-12-05 at 10:06 -0800, George E. Clark wrote:
> I would like to find someone within, say, an hour's drive of Boston or its western suburbs who would teach me hands-on to do PTO rebuilds and adjustments, or do them for barter or a reasonable fee.  
>    
>   I have a Century 21 and an Omni D with external VFO, each of which needs PTO adjustment or replacement.  The rig that I use now is a Corsair II, and it works fine, but I expect it will need adjustment sooner or later.  
>    
>   I've seen this nice website http://www.io.com/%7En5fc/c21_pto.htm on PTO rebuilds but, frankly, my fine motor skills leave something to be desired and I have no dedicated workshop space, meaning I can't really leave a project and then come back to it later.  I would like to learn hands-on from somebody who can help me limit my mistakes or else save myself the time and anxiety altogether.  I realize that Ten Tec will do this, but the shipping charges add up, especially when compared to a cheap rig like the C21.
>    
>   Thanks,
>   George W1XW
> 
>  
I did mine on the kitchen table. You want to work IN a serving tray with
no gaps so that the little balls can't escape. That tray then would be
easy to set on a shelf between work sessions.


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73, Jerry, K0CQ,
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