Replacing Dial Scales; Color Scheme Of Power Cable Connections - RCA Radiola 17 Service Notes

3. Starting from the rear grooved drum place eye of cable over pin, which should be in a horizontal
position facing the socket power unit, and wind on three complete turns, and then bring cable up to large
drum.
4. Now bring cable over the large drum. Turn drum so that cable adjusting screw is on top. Pass
cable over groove until point is reached where there is a slot in the drum for passing cable to the track on
other side of drum.
5. Follow on around other track in same direction until point is reached where cable is directly above
front grooved drum.
6. Starting on the third groove back from the front of the grooved drum wind on two and a half turns
and slip eye over pin. The cable is now in the correct position, although probably slack.
Figure 25—Color scheme of power cable connections,
7. The cable adjusting screw and clamp that were previously removed to allow the cable to pass
along the groove are replaced. By slipping the clamp over the cable and gradually turning up on the
cable adjusting screw, the cable may be tightened until there is no lost motion in any of the controls.
Care should be taken not to take up too much as the cable may be stretched or possibly broken.
8. Return receiver assembly to cabinet in the reverse order used to remove it.

(9) REPLACING DIAL SCALES

(9) REPLACING DIAL SCALES
After considerable use a dial scale desired. A
step by step procedure
1. Open lid of cabinet of Radiola.
2. Turn dial so that the two screws
3. Remove screws, washer and nuts
4. Replace old dial with new one
5. Examine new dial from front of in the correct position.
6. Tighten screws holding dial in place and close lid of cabinet.
may become dirty or illegible and a new for- making replacement follows:
that hold the dial in place are on top. that hold dial in place. (Figure 24.) and replace screws, but do not
tighten. Radiola to see that numbers on dial are
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