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Hi Guys
I just picked up a nice RC 280 but it has a couple different styles of knobs on it and I was wondering if anyone knows what the correct original knobs look like. If you have a picture that would be great.
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Not the best picture, but it does show the knobs pretty clearly, especially if you enlarge the view.
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Thanks for the pic but not enough resolution to enlarge.
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Actually, if you copy/paste that image into a decent viewer, like IRfanview, and enlarge it, although the resolution is not high enough to see them really clearly, you will see the original knobs were a rosette type. These from Radio Daze are the closest match I could find:
http://www.renovatedradios.com/product.php?product=227
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RCA made the chassis for the GE K-126. It is the same chassis as the RCA 280 so the knobs may be the same. Below is a decent picture of a GE K-126:
If it uses the same knobs, and I think it does, those knobs Mike linked to look pretty close.
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Thanks for all the help. Two of the knobs are the correct ones so I will have to look out for the others.
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Try these two sources Greg (include pictures):
Julie McCall (email: radiopup at bell south dot net)
Mike Koste - Gobs of Knobs (email: gokmike at gmail dot com)
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Thanks John, I will give them a try.
Gregb