RE: [drakelist] C-Line PTO Friction Question

2008-04-19 Thread Randy COX
SILKY SMOOTH PTO instructions to roll up some fine sandpaper and spin in the hole until it spns freely.. Randy W7CPA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Poland Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [drakelist] C-L

Re: [drakelist] C-Line PTO Friction Question

2008-04-19 Thread Gary Poland
"Gary Poland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I have had to several times in the past, disassemble the entire dial mechanism and use emery paper to open up the nylon busing that the front dial mou

Re: [drakelist] C-Line PTO Friction Question

2008-04-19 Thread Garey Barrell
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Garey Barrell Sent: April 18, 2008 5:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [drakelist] C-Line PTO Friction Question Garey Barrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&g

Re: RE: [drakelist] C-Line PTO Friction Question

2008-04-19 Thread K9SQG
[EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- PS Since the Drake tuned the PTO coil, and other brands tuned a capacitor, there will be some inherent differences in the amount of friction, unless some more expensi

Re: RE: [drakelist] C-Line PTO Friction Question

2008-04-19 Thread K9SQG
[EMAIL PROTECTED] made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Wade, Enjoy those Drakes! 73, Evan**Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used

RE: [drakelist] C-Line PTO Friction Question

2008-04-18 Thread wmacleod
n bearings. I am familiar with the article mentioned below and will be careful not to contaminate the plastic gears. Wade -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Garey Barrell Sent: April 18, 2008 5:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [drake

Re: [drakelist] C-Line PTO Friction Question

2008-04-18 Thread Dave White
"Dave White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- I've rebuilt a couple of the C Line VFOs using the article referenced by Garey - excellent information. Something that I found affects the "freeness"

Re: [drakelist] C-Line PTO Friction Question

2008-04-18 Thread Garey Barrell
Garey Barrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Wade - I have owned / worked on a LOT of 4 Series units since about 1964, and I've never come across one that would 'spin' the way the old Hammarlund

Re: [drakelist] C-Line PTO Friction Question

2008-04-18 Thread Curt Nixon
Curt Nixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Hi Wade: Not sure about the C line but my original R4A/T4x is still smooth as silk. It won't free spin, but I can place my finger into one of the flute

Re: [drakelist] C-Line PTO Friction Question

2008-04-18 Thread k9sqg
Wade, There can be tremendous amount of variability based upon the condition of the vernier drive mechanisms. Evan -Original Message- From: H D MAC LEOD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 4:00 pm Subject: [drakelist] C-Line PTO Friction Qu

[drakelist] C-Line PTO Friction Question

2008-04-18 Thread H D MAC LEOD
"H D MAC LEOD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang -- Hi Drakelist. I am interested in understanding how smooth the Drake C Line dial mechanisms were when the product was originally shipped from the fact