Tandberg TP41 FM scale error - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

stevehertz · 4th Jan 2018, 8:46 pm

Indeed. And as my copy of the service manual is in Norwegian (?) then I wasn't about to translate it all just in case a type of 'screwdriver' was mentioned to twiddle a one-off slug. The point is, with vintage sets you can use the so called correct tool and slugs will still break due to them being stuck or jammed; they're naturally brittle. In my particular case the problem was exacerbated by the offset access hole in the sub top panel. Basically anything you shoved down the hole appeared to jam somehow, there was no 'clue' as to how the tip of the tool was mating with the slug, if at all. If the slug had been easy to access and see, then maybe I could have stood a better chance, but that wasn't the case. Hindsight is a wonderful thing!

ms660 · 4th Jan 2018, 9:07 pm

If you had removed the battery holder you could have peered up the bottom hole to see the slug type, anyways what's done is done.

Lawrence.

crackle · 4th Jan 2018, 9:38 pm

It could be the cord has shrunk, or stretched, and the pointer just needs moving.
Mike

stevehertz · 5th Jan 2018, 11:12 am

No, it's not that, first thing I checked. The pointer runs from end to end properly as it's supposed to do.

4th Jan 2018, 8:46 pm	#21
stevehertz Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK. Posts: 8,831	Re: Tandberg TP41 FM scale error Indeed. And as my copy of the service manual is in Norwegian (?) then I wasn't about to translate it all just in case a type of 'screwdriver' was mentioned to twiddle a one-off slug. The point is, with vintage sets you can use the so called correct tool and slugs will still break due to them being stuck or jammed; they're naturally brittle. In my particular case the problem was exacerbated by the offset access hole in the sub top panel. Basically anything you shoved down the hole appeared to jam somehow, there was no 'clue' as to how the tip of the tool was mating with the slug, if at all. If the slug had been easy to access and see, then maybe I could have stood a better chance, but that wasn't the case. Hindsight is a wonderful thing! __________________ A digital radio is the latest thing, but a vintage wireless is forever..

4th Jan 2018, 9:07 pm	#22
ms660 Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 13,454	Re: Tandberg TP41 FM scale error If you had removed the battery holder you could have peered up the bottom hole to see the slug type, anyways what's done is done. Lawrence.

4th Jan 2018, 9:38 pm	#23
crackle Rest in Peace Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Basildon, Essex, UK. Posts: 4,100	Re: Tandberg TP41 FM scale error It could be the cord has shrunk, or stretched, and the pointer just needs moving. Mike Last edited by crackle; 4th Jan 2018 at 9:44 pm.

5th Jan 2018, 11:12 am	#24
stevehertz Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK. Posts: 8,831	Re: Tandberg TP41 FM scale error No, it's not that, first thing I checked. The pointer runs from end to end properly as it's supposed to do. __________________ A digital radio is the latest thing, but a vintage wireless is forever..