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46-1226 - lgoodkni - 06-20-2017
D**n. Moved the selector to work under it and the wafer was broken!
Now what?
RE: 46-1226 - klondike98 - 06-20-2017
That's a difficult one!! I suspect the most feasible fix will be to find a donor chassis and take the band switch off the donor. The only band switch repair I recall seeing is Phlogiston's work at
http://www.russoldradios.com/blog/whats-the-worst-that-can-happen
Perhaps others will have a better idea...
RE: 46-1226 - lgoodkni - 06-20-2017
I agree but seems iffy to buy another chassis and find another cracked wafer>
Ebay has a non working chassis for $80 but is it all worth it?
RE: 46-1226 - Radioroslyn - 06-20-2017
+1
Is there a contact on the missing piece?? If not your lucky and all you'll need to do is straighten the ring in the center. If it did then your looking at repair or replacement of that section. I've replaced wafers but this one is going to be a pita as it's all the way in the front of the switch. Rear sections are easier as there is little disassembly. Did you try cyanoacrylates?? I see some whitish areas. Typically they don't hold well clear epoxy seem to be the adhesive of choice. If your handy w/a dremel tool you might be able to graft in a small section to replace the broken section from a different switch. Somewhere around I have a large box of wafers.
RE: 46-1226 - jcassity - 06-21-2017
had a similar issue on my 46-1226 run 3,, yours is looking like a run2?
you have to do it,, get the waffer out then make a form out of metal tape then fill in with 5min epoxy. mix in some brown yarn into the butter during mixing to add fiber support.
you intentionally scratch up and etch out the good surfaces on either side of the area you are filling so when you do fill, you overlap your new epoxy.
this is not too bad, it can be done.
you can also just replace the whole waffer by custom making one.
purchase an insulator 1/8'' thick and drill and rivit back in the contacts.
if you know a elecrician he would probably find something from job scraps. you find insulator material in many electronics pieces parts as well.
an old circuit board without any runs would be a good candidate as well, i was going this route but could'nt find a portion of circuit card that was not occupied with circuit runs.
either way,, there is no realy easy way but it can be done... this is a good example of our refusal to let these radios DIE. do whatever it takes to make it sing again.