Radar tower rebuild

A video is definitely needed. It is a cool accessory.

I made a short video but it is 200megs...and the site limitation is 100 megs.  I'll do a shorter  video after I finish breakfast.

I tweaked mine with an eighth inch brass collar and a five cent piece.  Still working fine after 8 years!

Potrzbe,  Interested in you fix.  Any instructions?

I can get to my layout and laptop Saturday and will post instructions here.  The tower is in the middle of the layout plus it was 8 years ago.  I am amazed I have not had to touch it in 8 years.

Pictures, video, instructions, parts list needed!   Sounds like a good OGR Mag article....

Jim

I think there are a lot of us that want to know... me too.

The following is my experience, your mileage may vary.  I've got no close up photos of the projection and tubing,  but the parts diagram for this accessory are all over the interwebz.  The radar screen itself has a projection at its base that does not get enough tooth for it to rotate properly.  At my local hobby shop I purchased a length of brass tubing that, as best can be determined, is 1/32 OR 1/16 inch in diameter.   I cut off  1/4 inch piece and slid it to the bottom of the projection.  The radar screen still wobbled a tad so I put a 5 cent piece at the base of the question mark looking thingy.  You can see the nickel in my fuzzy foto.  It was just enough weight to steady and add weight to stop the wobble.  As stated, it's been about 8 years and it boots up each time I turn on the transformer.  The tower, and a few other accessories run off the accessory tap of a PW ZW if that matters.

Thanks. I will give the repair a try.