[Heath] [Heathkit] SB-401 dial stops hard at 4-1/4 turns

[howard holden]

Have you checked the hard stop in the other direction? It should be about 15-20 KHz below 00. If it goes a turn it more below the dial has skipped a revolution in the groove.

Howie WB2AWQ

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On Jul 26, 2014, at 6:20 PM, "Robert Myers" <rsmyers at rogers.com> wrote:

> I was turning the dial on my SB-401 and noticed that it abruptly stops at
> about 4 -1/4 revolutions.  That is, about 25 KHz beyond the '4' shown on the
> upper turns counter window.  It is quite a hard stop.
> 
> The spiral and the nylon follower seem fine - they aren't binding or
> clogged.  And I doesn't look like anything is binding elsewhere that I can
> see.
> 
> Is there anything inside the LMO that would cause this?  Is this a known
> problem by any chance?
> 
> Thanks,
> -- Rob, VE3JQL
> 
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