Steve wrote:
A while back I posted about the 'SP-600 from hell'.

Ahhhh, fond memories from my first "radio" related job. My
boss asked me if I could reassemble a radio for a customer.
It was an SP-600 in several milk crates with all the gears
and hardware in a coffee can.

I'd have to say it's infinitly more "entertaining" to put
the front panel of an SP-600 back toegther having NOT seen
how it came apart.

If I remember correctly, the anti-backlash drive on that was
a two-piece flat gear. (mounted back to back as one) with a
spring to to provide the "anti-backlash".

The two gears are rotated against the spring and then engaged
to the mating gear. The idea being that the spring forces the
gear teeth to mate "perfectly" with the other gear.

You want the two gears to pinch the mating gear. I.e. close
under spring tension. If it is twisted the other way, it tends
to spread the gear, and results in horrible backlash.

Jeff


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