[TenTec] Tuning knob friction adjustment

[Fernando]

On my 302R, Orion and late Jupiter the knob tension is done by holding the

skirt firmly and turning the knob. It has detents.

Fernando N2FQ/6
n2fq at sbcglobal.net




On Jan 14, 2012, at 10:31 AM, d.e.warnick at comcast.net wrote:

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> Barry, 
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> If you remove the knob and look at the back of it, you can easily see how the adjustment works. You can remove the guts and have no friction, or just set it higher on the shaft 
> 
> 73 
> 
> Dave 
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> WA3F 
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Barry N1EU" <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> 
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>, "Orion565" <orion565 at yahoogroups.com> 
> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 11:30:08 AM 
> Subject: [TenTec] Tuning knob friction adjustment 
> 
> With the knob friction set as loose as it will go on my 302R remote 
> pod, the friction is still too high for my liking.  Does anyone know 
> if the knob assembly can be opened up and the friction clutch adjusted 
> to change the range of adjustment?  I believe the knob assembly is the 
> same design in Omni VI and Orion. 
> 
> Thanks & 73, 
> Barry N1EU 
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