[Heath] [Heathkit] HW-100 stringing of load control pulleys

[Dick KF4NS]

I did it, I did it, I did it !!! After getting the complete 
instructions it was a piece of cake. For the string I used my leftover 
spool of waxed cable tie string from the telco job which gives it a 
nice hold to the pulleys. Now I no longer have to worry about the dad 
gummed shaft on the vari cap getting a bit resistant again even though 
it has a good bit of lube in the bearings.

All is well that ends well. Sure hope that I don't need to do any more 
dial stringing for a long time, hi hi

I cannot thank all you guys enough for all the support. Take care and 
best of everything to all.

73, Dick KF4NS
St Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
Keep The Glow!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ma.locksmith at juno.com>
To: <kf4nsradio at verizon.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] [Heath] HW-100 stringing of load control 
pulleys


:I just looked at my 101 manual and it appears to be a simple step....
:
: So, I would guess that there's something not aligned right in your 
unit.
:
: From what I can see, the starting position for both capacitors is 
fully
: meshed....  when this is done, the notch on the top pulley ought to 
be at
: 9 o'clock and the lower one at 3 o'clock.  Both pulleys should 
rotate 180
: degrees clockwise to unmesh the capacitor plates.
:
: If they are not in this state, you will never get it done right.
:
: Then, the pictorial shows a dial cord fabrication done so that the 
length
: is exactly 11 1/4 inches long, from loop end to loop end.  Is this 
what
: you have?  What is not really identified is the length of the dial 
cord
: spring.  This will influence the tension.
:
: The dial cord is not tied to either of the pulleys....  it just 
wraps
: around both of them, and since it's not tied, you should be able to
: rotate each to synchronize the movement if there's any misalignment 
after
: you finish.
:
: Ed
: K1ZOK
:
:
: On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:59:48 -0400 "Dick KF4NS" 
<kf4nsradio at verizon.net>
: writes:
:> I tried the top north and the bottom south,
: > and the material sent to me weeks ago also showed one 90 deg
: > west and one east, another showed both pointing north, and one 
with
: > the top one north and the other south. You see my quandary. Before
: > I try again to string it, I want to be sure of the pulley start 
points.
: >
: > Another problem is apparent from the various drawings I got which
: > show the string once around, twice around and another three times 
around.
: > The HW-101 shows just once around with the pulleys east and west
: > top to bottom.
: >
: > FUN, FUN, FUN !
: > 73, Dick KF4NS
: > St Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
: > Keep The Glow!
: