06-02-2018, 10:21 PM
Thanks, guys! 
June 2 (evening).
I had intended to align this set this afternoon or evening, but life got in the way - three trips to the local yard waste dump to haul off tree branches, then mowing the yard. I'm very tired now.
So this evening, I set out to reassemble the tuner's Automatic Tuning unit.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...90_092.jpg]
It now has a brand new dial scale from Radio Daze.
Now allow me to point out the pros and cons of the Radio Daze dial scale.
Pros:
Very, very faithful reproduction - looks just like a brand new Philco dial scale. The graphics are perfect. Gone are the days when Radio Daze printed dial scales on paper and then laminated them. This is a genuine silkscreened dial scale.
Cons:
The inner opening isn't quite large enough. I had to sand, then scrape with a knife, then sand some more to make the opening large enough to fit on the "hub" of the tuning mechanism.
There are no slots cut into the opening, either. The original scale had a very small slot to fit onto an index on the "hub". Also, there was another, larger slot which is used to fasten the dial scale to the back of the piece which holds the call letter tabs. A tiny screw is used to fasten the scale to this piece.
I carefully cut both slots with my handy-dandy Ryobi "Dremel" tool. It worked out quite well. Believe me, I was extremely careful both in enlarging the inner opening of the dial scale and in cutting the needed slots!
Not sure if this is a pro or a con:
The new scale is twice as thick as the original. It does result in a stiffer, less flexible dial scale, which may (or may not) be a good thing depending upon your point of view.
In spite of all that, I am still happy with the new scale and I would buy another. It's still better than having no scale at all, or a broken or badly discolored one.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...90_093.jpg]
Oh, and I could not find the tuning knobs, or the band switch knob.
I'm blaming our cat, Виктор, for taking them. I did catch him today with a couple knobs he had knocked off the bench and was using as toys. Fortunately...Sam had answered my request for tube shields by giving a box of misc. parts to me at Kutztown, which not only included tube shields but also...the very knobs I needed to replace the missing knobs! Bless you, Sam! 
Tomorrow: A thorough alignment, and then this gets moved off the bench to make way for the next project - my RCA T7-5.
June 2 (evening).
I had intended to align this set this afternoon or evening, but life got in the way - three trips to the local yard waste dump to haul off tree branches, then mowing the yard. I'm very tired now.
So this evening, I set out to reassemble the tuner's Automatic Tuning unit.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...90_092.jpg]
It now has a brand new dial scale from Radio Daze.
Now allow me to point out the pros and cons of the Radio Daze dial scale.
Pros:
Very, very faithful reproduction - looks just like a brand new Philco dial scale. The graphics are perfect. Gone are the days when Radio Daze printed dial scales on paper and then laminated them. This is a genuine silkscreened dial scale.
Cons:
The inner opening isn't quite large enough. I had to sand, then scrape with a knife, then sand some more to make the opening large enough to fit on the "hub" of the tuning mechanism.
There are no slots cut into the opening, either. The original scale had a very small slot to fit onto an index on the "hub". Also, there was another, larger slot which is used to fasten the dial scale to the back of the piece which holds the call letter tabs. A tiny screw is used to fasten the scale to this piece.
I carefully cut both slots with my handy-dandy Ryobi "Dremel" tool. It worked out quite well. Believe me, I was extremely careful both in enlarging the inner opening of the dial scale and in cutting the needed slots!
Not sure if this is a pro or a con:
The new scale is twice as thick as the original. It does result in a stiffer, less flexible dial scale, which may (or may not) be a good thing depending upon your point of view.
In spite of all that, I am still happy with the new scale and I would buy another. It's still better than having no scale at all, or a broken or badly discolored one.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum...90_093.jpg]
Oh, and I could not find the tuning knobs, or the band switch knob.
I'm blaming our cat, Виктор, for taking them. I did catch him today with a couple knobs he had knocked off the bench and was using as toys. Fortunately...Sam had answered my request for tube shields by giving a box of misc. parts to me at Kutztown, which not only included tube shields but also...the very knobs I needed to replace the missing knobs! Bless you, Sam! Tomorrow: A thorough alignment, and then this gets moved off the bench to make way for the next project - my RCA T7-5.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
