Heathkit SW-717 Assembly

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(
)
Refer
to
Detail 24A and
place
the small
metal
pulley
on the shaft
of variable
capacitor
G with
the closed
face of the
pulley
toward
the subpanel
and
the open
space
in the
rim of the
pulley
at the
six o'clock
position.
Position
the
pulley
so
its hub
just
clears the
subpanel, and
tighten
the
setscrew.
(
)
Refer to
Pictorial 24
and wind
the 17'3/8"
dial
cord
once around
the
pulley
tongue so
that
the tab
at one
end of the dial
cord
is
positioned
at S
as shown.
BANDSPREAD
IUNING
SPRING
8-32 x 3l]L6
SETSCRE!V
PICTORIAL
24
Refer to
Pictorial
24
for the
following steps.
(
)
Rotate
the
variable capacitor
clockwise
as
far
as
possible.
(
)
Start
an
8-32
x
3/16"
setscrew
into the
tapped
hole in
the
hub
of
the small
metal
pullev.
Wind the other
end of the dial
cord3l4 turn
clockwise
around
the
pulley
and then
up and over
N and
R.
Attach the end
loops of the bandspread
tuning spring
to the two dial
cord tabs,
()
()
(
)
Turn the
shaft
of
the bandspread
tuning
capacitor
through its
range with
your
f
ingers.
The two dial
cord
tabs should
just
touch
R
and S at
each
end of
the
range.
lf necessary,
loosen the setscrew
in the
pulley
and
rotate the
pulley
to adjust
the travel
of
the dial
cord tabs,
(
)
Refer to Detail 24B
and
install the bandspread
tuning
pointer
on the dial
cord. Then slide
the
pointer
to the
left on the dial
cord
until the
edge of
the
pointer
is
1/8"
from
tlre
edEe of
the
pulleY.
FIRST
PASs
THE
tINE
CORD
THROUGH
THE
DIAL POINTER
OPENING.
IHEI\ tOOP
THE
DIAt
CORD
ONCT
AROUND
THE
DIAt
POINTTR
AND
PASS IT THROUGH
THT OPIIiING
AGAII'I
OPE[]
ING
D I
AL
_--?
CORD
Detail 24B
NOTE:
lf
the
pointer
does
not stand
up straight,
it is
because
the
dial
cord is twisted.
Slide
the
pointer
back
and
forth
along
the dial
cord several
times
until the
position
is
corrected.
BANDSPREAD-
TUNING
POIIiTtR
SA'1AtL
NIETAt
PULLEY
VARIABLI
CAPACIiOR
SHAFT
SMALL
I\lTTAL
PULLEY
Detail
24A

Heathkit SW-717 Specifications

General

Brand	Heathkit
Model	SW-717
Category	Receiver
Language	English