[TenTec] TEN TEC TOTALLY TWISTED CLUB

[Glenn]

I think to be a member of the Ten Tec Totally Twisted Club, you have to rebuild the PTO and drop the little locking pin into the carpet, find it and drop it again, find it once more, install it and put the PTO back together. The PTO rebuild part is easy, losing that pin and finding it again, twice, is MURDER.


Glenn WA4AOS



-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Haigwood <jerry at w5jh.net>
To: 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment' <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Fri, Oct 21, 2011 6:32 am
Subject: Re: [TenTec] How do you remove the Corsair II Tuning Knob?


Thanks to Dub Thornton and Andrew Moore, I was able to finally remove the
tuning knob from my Corsair II without resorting to using bad words!  I was
trying to use a 1/16 inch hex wrench but Dub and Andrew pointed out that I
should be using a 0.050 inch hex wrench.  After I got out the correct wrench
things went a lot better.  It only took a few trys before I was able to
locate the small set screw through the large hole.  If the hole was smaller
and if the hole was continuous down to the screw, it would be a lot easier
to find the head of the small set screw.  Basically the knob is a poor
design.  I doubt if Ten-Tec designed it, they probably just purchased it
from one of the knob companies.  By some of the discussion, I am guessing
the first time removal of the Corsair II tuning knob is some sort of "right
of passage?"  Am I now in the exclusive club? ;-)
Jerry W5JH

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of J. W. (Dub) Thornton
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 6:22 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] How do you remove the Corsair II Tuning Knob?

Jerry:

1/16" allen wrench is too large for the screw.   Metric 1.3mm, or 
American .050" will do the trick, however, be sure you get a good 
quality allen wrench.  The cheap import stuff, such as Harbor 
Freight, etc., will sometimes round off the corners of the wrench and 
spin inside the set screw.  Don't ask me how I know this...  hi...

73  Dub

At 09:18 PM 10/20/2011, you wrote:
>Folks,
>
>      I am trying to remove the main tuning knob from the Corsair II.
>Someone told me the set screw took a 1/16 inch hex wrench (AKA allen).
>However, I have been unable to get the 1/16 inch Allen wrench to fit into
>the set screw.  Were there any other set screws used?  Is there a trick to
>getting the knob off  (you know, stand on your head with your tongue
hanging
>out the left side of your mouth while whistling Dixie)?  Dunno, I am about
>to say bad things..
>
>Jerry W5JH
>
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-- 
J. W.  (Dub) Thornton  K5DUB
Minco, OK. 

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