[sdiy] HP 202C Low Frequency Oscillator

[elmacaco]

Radio shack sells the set that came with my tool kit, the 2mm one worked
well, but as I mentioned, you have to wiggle it deep into the hole, past a
few false bottoms when the tool gets caught on edges.  That's probably what
is wrong, or the key isn't long enough (I had to use the long end.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin Hinz" <asfi at eol.ca>
To: "Synth-Diy" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 2:56 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] HP 202C Low Frequency Oscillator


> On Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Glen wrote:
>
> > At 09:59 PM 7/1/04 , Colin Hinz wrote:
> >
> > >I've got a 201C and while I can *see* the set screw, and it sure
> > >looks like it's a 5/64" Allen, my Allen key of this size doesn't
> > >fit. Nor does +/- 1/64", of course......
> >
> > Have you tried a metric Allen key? (I know that HP is American, but some
> > American companies have been known to use metric hardware on occasion.)
>
> I did try my (perhaps inadequate) metric set, but those didn't fit
> either. I wasn't terribly surprised, considering that the gear in
> question is American-made from the 1950s.
>
> But maybe my 2mm key is bogus.....time to retry.
>
> - Colin Hinz
>   Toronto, Canada
>
>


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