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pioneer sx1250 faceplate glass removal
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Get the service manual, and find the parts exploded diagram. You have to remove the front panel and then remove the glass from the panel. Get a glass shop to cut the glass and make the tuner knob hole.
Larry
Larry
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Removing the front panel isn't very difficult. Remove wood cabinet, then two screws, and all of the front panel knobs. thats the most tedious part but still not hard. two of the pots will have bolts helping to hold on the faceplate that also have to be removed, and carefully, to avoid scratching the faceplate. Once done, removing the glass takes two seconds.
it's glued in place to a plastic bezel that will not withstand much force (twisting, pulling etc) before damage, I slip a double edged razor blade (very very thin, flexible and SHARP!!) through the glue between the glass and the plastic. The blade can ride / push on the glass safely.
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ccawker
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Thanks for your response.Im 66 years old so i should be able to find a double edged razor around here somewhere.And for my older volume control problem,i had someone put it back together,not quite right but works good for now until i send it out to a pro.I was just nervous that i didnt have all the "pot" parts(but i did.)
qguy
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ccawker
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What kind of tape can i get for this that would be stron enough?
ccawker
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worked great....what kind of tape should i get for this now.
I have never found narrow enough double sided THIN tape (plenty of double sided foam tapes, but these are too thick.) to do the repair. You could find wider stuff, let most of it hang over the glass and trim it off with a razor blade, but the stuff loves to stick to anything.
My favorite double sided tape is what they use to weatherize windows with the plastic heat shrinkable film, they sell long replacement rolls of it in home improvement stores and the glue will release if needed.
BUT in your situation, I use a contact cement that is manually applied, and I do not wait for it to become tacky - I reassemble right away. I have not tried to disassemble a finished one, nor have I had reports of any of them coming loose on the units I do not possess. I would not trust any double sided tape I have been able to find to do that.
My favorite double sided tape is what they use to weatherize windows with the plastic heat shrinkable film, they sell long replacement rolls of it in home improvement stores and the glue will release if needed.
BUT in your situation, I use a contact cement that is manually applied, and I do not wait for it to become tacky - I reassemble right away. I have not tried to disassemble a finished one, nor have I had reports of any of them coming loose on the units I do not possess. I would not trust any double sided tape I have been able to find to do that.
Provo Craft Terrifically Tacky Tape
E.B. GREEN! (Olive drab Green Duct Tape used by Electric Boat Co., back in the 50's thru the 80's.) Fantastically strong. If it'll hold sea pressure @ 300ft on the end of a pipe stub without leaking, it'll hold the whole sx-1250 together.
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I used clear silicone for the two 1250's that I replaced the glass in.
