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Tuner not tuning (help!)
I'm currently restoring a 1961 Penncrest (JC Penny's) console hi-fi and followed all the good advice here for cleaning. Fortunately, everything on this unit worked pretty well before I started so I have no real repairs to make (thank God).
However, I have created a new problem; I have blown the dust out of the unit with air and shot the switches with non-residue contact cleaner which worked great. After running the tuner all the way up and down the band range, the tuner knob is now spinning without moving the indicator. Inside the unit there are 3 wheels and pulleys that guide a string which moves the indicator up & down. The indicator has stopped moving because the string is slipping over the brass pulley connected to the tuner knob. When I turn the knob, it spins without grabbing the string to move the indicator. Please forgive my ignorance if this has been posted before. I'd be very grateful for any advice on how to fix this.
Thanks!
I'm currently restoring a 1961 Penncrest (JC Penny's) console hi-fi and followed all the good advice here for cleaning. Fortunately, everything on this unit worked pretty well before I started so I have no real repairs to make (thank God).
However, I have created a new problem; I have blown the dust out of the unit with air and shot the switches with non-residue contact cleaner which worked great. After running the tuner all the way up and down the band range, the tuner knob is now spinning without moving the indicator. Inside the unit there are 3 wheels and pulleys that guide a string which moves the indicator up & down. The indicator has stopped moving because the string is slipping over the brass pulley connected to the tuner knob. When I turn the knob, it spins without grabbing the string to move the indicator. Please forgive my ignorance if this has been posted before. I'd be very grateful for any advice on how to fix this.
Thanks!