Transciever VFO worn out?

[Cursitor Doom]

Hi all,

I'm a bit of a vintage radio nut and have just acquired a Kenwood TS530SP
rig from a fellow ham who's sadly no longer around. Anyway, he must have
been an avid band-scanner, as the VFO bearing has sustained significant
wear; there's quite a wobble present when it's spun across the band and
it can even be rocked from side to side slightly. I'm just wondering if
this is something that could be tightened up as part of normal servicing
or whether replacement is the only option?

thanks, cd.

 

[M Philbrook]

In article <mja912$5fe$3@dont-email.me>, curd@notformail.com says...

Hi all,

I'm a bit of a vintage radio nut and have just acquired a Kenwood TS530SP
rig from a fellow ham who's sadly no longer around. Anyway, he must have
been an avid band-scanner, as the VFO bearing has sustained significant
wear; there's quite a wobble present when it's spun across the band and
it can even be rocked from side to side slightly. I'm just wondering if
this is something that could be tightened up as part of normal servicing
or whether replacement is the only option?

thanks, cd.

A good many of them has/had screw in bushings that you can tighten at
the axial post.

Jamie

 

[Cursitor Doom]

On Mon, 18 May 2015 12:25:03 +0000, Allodoxaphobia wrote:

On Sun, 17 May 2015 14:22:58 -0400, M Philbrook wrote:
In article <mja912$5fe$3@dont-email.me>, curd@notformail.com says...

I'm a bit of a vintage radio nut and have just acquired a Kenwood
TS530SP rig from a fellow ham who's sadly no longer around. Anyway, he
must have been an avid band-scanner, as the VFO bearing has sustained
significant wear; there's quite a wobble present when it's spun across
the band and it can even be rocked from side to side slightly. I'm
just wondering if this is something that could be tightened up as part
of normal servicing or whether replacement is the only option?

A good many of them has/had screw in bushings that you can tighten at
the axial post.

Also, check in with the TS-520/TS-530 group on Yahoo. Lotsa good stuff
there.

73 Jonesy

Thank you gents, I shall look into your suggestions.

 

[Allodoxaphobia]

On Sun, 17 May 2015 14:22:58 -0400, M Philbrook wrote:

In article <mja912$5fe$3@dont-email.me>, curd@notformail.com says...

I'm a bit of a vintage radio nut and have just acquired a Kenwood TS530SP
rig from a fellow ham who's sadly no longer around. Anyway, he must have
been an avid band-scanner, as the VFO bearing has sustained significant
wear; there's quite a wobble present when it's spun across the band and
it can even be rocked from side to side slightly. I'm just wondering if
this is something that could be tightened up as part of normal servicing
or whether replacement is the only option?

A good many of them has/had screw in bushings that you can tighten at
the axial post.

Also, check in with the TS-520/TS-530 group on Yahoo.
Lotsa good stuff there.

73
Jonesy
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