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Old February 13th 06, 01:48 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
David
 
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Default Dial Cord Qick Fix

On 12 Feb 2006 12:33:16 -0800, "ve3..." wrote:

I had several old sw radios that worked fine except that the dial cord
was slipping. Very annoying. But replacement cord is hard to find and
can be tricky to replace. The problem is that the cord and tuning shaft
became highly polished over the years and there wasn't much friction
left. I got a can of "Gunk" Belt Dressing, sprayed some into a glass,
and applied it to the cord and the tuning shaft with a camel's hair
brush. That was three months ago and the tuning has been fine ever
since with no slippage. The belt dressing is the type used to spray on
automotive v-belts.

wax