DIAL STRINGING
PROCEDURE
• Hook one end of the spri
n
g over the bottom eor in the
front •• nd drive
-
drum
(
with the drum
r
otated
to its extreme
counterclockw
i
se
position).
• Stretch the tens
i
on
spring
until the loop on the free end
sticks
out of the s lot in the edge of the dr
i
ve-drum.
Now
Insert a length of stiff wire, about
l-
i
nch
l
ong
(0
piece
of
straightened-ou
t
paper clip wil
l
do nice
l
y)
through the loop
.
to keep the spring
stretched
whi
l
e stringing
the dial cord.
Place
the piece
of stiff wire in the outer groove of the
dr
i
ve
-
drumi
br
i
dging
the slot
in the drive·drum.
• Tie a small,
non-slip,
loop in the end of the dial cord.
i
Thread
the loop in the dia
l
cord through
the opening
in
the drive
o
/lrum slot,
under the spring,
and hook the loop
over the top ear inside
the drive drum.
• Wrap the dial cord around the clrive
-
drum (counterclock-
wise) about
*
of a turn, in the inner groove,
ond then around
the top guide pul
l
ey.
• Stretch
the dial cord to the
l
eft end of the dia
l
,
around
th.nwo
guide pul
l
eys
and then back to the f
l
y-wheel
drive
shaft.
• Wind 3 full turns of dial cord around the
.
drive
shaft
(as
shown in the upper detail
drawing).
• While keeping
th" dial cord taut rotate
the dr
i
ve
-
drum
to
TOINNEA~
GROOVE
o
TO OUTER
GROOVE
its extreme
c
l
ockwise
pos
i
tion and fit the clio
I
corcl into
the remain
i
ng
pulley.
• Set the d
i
al cord in the outer groove of the front-end
drive-
drum and thread
it through the
l
oop in the end of the tension
spring.
(
See detai
l
drawing.ot
lower right.
)
•
Pull a
ll
s
l
ack
dial cord through the loop
i
n the tens
i
on
spring •
• Check all pulleys
for proper threading
of the dial cord.
• Tie a small knot in the dial cord to secure
it
to the loop
in the tension
spr
i
ng.
(Use a tweezer
with a sma
l
l
tip to
help t
i
e the knot.) Keep dial cord as tout as possib
l
e
while
tying the knot
.
• Apply a drop of quick-drying
cement
to the knot to prevent
it from slipp
i
ng
or becoming
undone.
• After the cement has dr
i
ed completely
pull out the piece
of stiff wire and gent
l
y
l
et the spring
contract
t9
~
Q
.
pp
ly
tension
to the d
i
al cord.
.
.
.
':
'
.
.
:~
.
•
Rotat.
the front·end
drive
-
drum
ta its extreme't
b
unter-
clockwise
position
.
• Set
the
clial pointer
to the zero (0) calibration
on the log-
ging seale
of the s Ii de ••.u Ie clio
l.
• Attach
.
the
pointer
to the dial cord and cement
it
i
n p
l
ace
with a drop or two of quick.dryin,ll
cement
.
If replacement parts are out of stock, locally, they may be obtained
directly from the Parts Department of FIStlER Radio Corporation.
They will be shipped "best way", either prepaid or C.O.D. unless
otherwise specified.
For instrument
-
operation information and technical assistance write
Richard Hamilton, Customer Service Department,FISHER
Radio
Corporation, Long Island City, NewYork 11101
.
