pGcam

> Regulars of the group may recall my posts about the Stalker XX homebase
rig
> I am getting up an running. Its now very nearly 100%, the only outstanding
> issues are the 2 x panel meters (SWR/Mod & RF Power/Signal), both of which
> are knackered (bent needle, siezed movements etc, damp ingress- scales are
> ok though so could be tranferred to new meters).
>
> I've traced the original manufacturer of these meters
> (http://www.nissei.com.tw) and made contact with them, they have been
> extremely good trying to source them but as is to be expected in a 26 year
> old rig, no joy. In their current range of VU meters, the model 'P-48N' is
> an exact fit (in size) but because Nissei is large scale manufacturer I
am
> unable to obtain any.
>
> I am happy to fit any meters that fit in the holes correctly (even if
> electrically they are wrong), can anyone suggest a supplier ? I've looked
ar
> RS, CPC, Farnell etc but nothing of a suitable size. Last resort will be
to
> 'dremel' the panel to fit a larger size.

Well its done, finished...complete. Thanks to Mark for finding a supplier in
the USA of original meters & to all contributors from this group.

I've posted a picture in my webspace of the finished transceiver with a
close-up of the offending meters in TX mode. Apologies in advance for the
quality of the picture, it was a struggle not getting reflections from the
flash. The clock is really not as dim as the picture shows & the speaker
grill is a smooth finish. Honest the radio looks brill 'in person'. Anyhow
here's the link :

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peterkg...stalker_xx.jpg

If anyone else gets stuck for meters for their CB restoration project here's
a link to the excellent supplier Mark found :

http://www.kenselectronics.com/lists/meters.htm

cheers all,
pgCam.....

mikeFNB

well done. glad to of helped
looks very nice
mike
g7bnf

"pGcam" <NO_SPAM_peterkgorman@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:RrpTd.932$4O3.248@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
> > Regulars of the group may recall my posts about the Stalker XX homebase
> rig
> > I am getting up an running. Its now very nearly 100%, the only
outstanding
> > issues are the 2 x panel meters (SWR/Mod & RF Power/Signal), both of
which
> > are knackered (bent needle, siezed movements etc, damp ingress- scales
are
> > ok though so could be tranferred to new meters).
> >
> > I've traced the original manufacturer of these meters
> > (http://www.nissei.com.tw) and made contact with them, they have been
> > extremely good trying to source them but as is to be expected in a 26
year
> > old rig, no joy. In their current range of VU meters, the model 'P-48N'
is
> > an exact fit (in size) but because Nissei is large scale manufacturer
I
> am
> > unable to obtain any.
> >
> > I am happy to fit any meters that fit in the holes correctly (even if
> > electrically they are wrong), can anyone suggest a supplier ? I've
looked
> ar
> > RS, CPC, Farnell etc but nothing of a suitable size. Last resort will be
> to
> > 'dremel' the panel to fit a larger size.
>
> Well its done, finished...complete. Thanks to Mark for finding a supplier
in
> the USA of original meters & to all contributors from this group.
>
> I've posted a picture in my webspace of the finished transceiver with a
> close-up of the offending meters in TX mode. Apologies in advance for the
> quality of the picture, it was a struggle not getting reflections from the
> flash. The clock is really not as dim as the picture shows & the speaker
> grill is a smooth finish. Honest the radio looks brill 'in person'. Anyhow
> here's the link :
>
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peterkg...stalker_xx.jpg
>
> If anyone else gets stuck for meters for their CB restoration project
here's
> a link to the excellent supplier Mark found :
>
> http://www.kenselectronics.com/lists/meters.htm
>
> cheers all,
> pgCam.....
>
>
>