Tightening dial stringing

[Ed Richards]

No, it will not throw off calibration, as there is no calibration of the
knob shaft. It can be in any position. The length of string from the dial
pointer to the tuning capacitor determines the calibration, and it
remains the same.
Ed

On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 06:26:05 -0400 Holden <holden at NAC.NET> writes:
> Taking another turn of string on the shaft might throw off
> calibration only
> because string has been moved relative to shaft position, but
> linearity is
> unchanged. Amount of string movement per revolution remains the same
> whether you have one turn or a dozen on the shaft. If another turn,
> or
> tightening the string doesn't help, or if there is no tension spring
> to
> replace then restringing (and don't forget to clean every surface
> the
> string touches) will be necessary.  Antique Electronic Supply
> (www.tubesandmore.com) sells the string, I believe.
>
> Howie WB2AWQ
>
>
>
> Mark S Graalman wrote:
>
> >   Wouldn't taking another turn around the knob shaft
> > throw off the dial linearity due to more string being
> > moved per dial rotation?
> >
> > Mark  WB8JKR
> >