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Hello All,

Joining the Phorum due to dad giving me a 42-380. It is a delight for me; my grandfather bought it new!

The unit takes a long time to warm before playing and does not lock onto stations so well - Electronics is for a future querry...

Any way today's questions are for cosmetics.

1) The first thing I did was purchase a repro escutcheon. The original was severely distorted & broken. So this leads me to my first few questions.
In my zest I removed the brass plate for the dial labels & the angled cardboard piece that goes on the backside of the escutcheon.

In my zest to replace the escutcheon I did not note if the cardboard angle goes on the up or down side. I installed it on the upside & the escutcheon doesn't seem to want to install. Before I fatigue the brass again to flip it around I wanted to ask what is the proper position for the cardboard piece.

2) Second question - Push button copper "spring". Unlike the other buttons the left end button does not have the rectangular spring. Is that proper?

TIA for you time

Gary