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10-02-2014, 08:20 PM
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Hey thanks. The dials did show up, they are in perfect shape. Really appreciate it. However, I have encountered an "uh oh!"
Maybe someone here can explain. The attached photo should illustrate my concern. The bottom dial is the damaged one on my set. The top dial that I am holding is the one you sent me. See the difference? They are opposites of each other. Anyone know why this is?? My guess is that I will not be able to use these dials on my set. Anyone explain the difference and why this would be? Thanks.
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10-02-2014, 08:50 PM
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Also, the damaged gear on the back of my dial is hard mounted to the dial, with a giant hollow rivet through it (allowing the tuning shaft to pass through it). Also must be glued too because the dial cannot rotate independently of the gear rotation.
So there is no way to swap the gear onto my cracked, but opposite dial. See photo of gear mount on back. Just when you think you found an extremely hard part to find - BOOM!!! Reality kicks in. SO - anyone got another spare DuMont RA-103 dial that is in the same configuration as mine (bottom dial photo above)? It's the little things that drive ya NUTS!!! Thx. 
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-Al Last edited by bigaudioal; 10-02-2014 at 08:57 PM.
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10-02-2014, 09:16 PM
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No worries, not asking for a refund. More curious as to why the dials are opposite of each other. I would not have even thought to check that as part of our transaction, would you?
So I guess there are continuous tuners that tune opposite directions of each other?!?!
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10-03-2014, 06:43 AM
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A few folks on one of the FB forums said that there are tuners that tune counter-clockwise versus clockwise. But the counter-clockwise ones (like the dials you sent me)are rarer. LOL!
That is about right for my luck, find someone who actually has the rare parts I need, and turns out they are even rarer that I thought. 
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10-03-2014, 11:52 AM
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This Dumont Service News from 1952 has an article on the different format of replacement dials and their part numbers.
http://www.earlytelevision.org/pdf/D...wsVol23-11.pdf
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10-03-2014, 11:24 PM
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Thanks for that post about the service bulletins. Interesting stuff. Well pretty much buttoned up the DuMont tonight. Working on a trade for a clockwise dial for this counter-clockwise dial, which I mounted for aesthetics.
http://youtu.be/9ydtqc6gbQ4
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10-03-2014, 11:32 PM
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Looks great bigaudioal! Cant wait to get started on mine, just waiting for the replacement crt to arrive. Mine has all wood knobs, did they come with wood or bakelite or either depending on time of production?
Gregb Last edited by Gregb; 10-03-2014 at 11:55 PM.
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10-04-2014, 12:45 AM
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That does look nice.
Are those dials flat? I would be tempted to lay them down on a scanner to capture a hi-res digital image. It could come in handy for some other collector who is missing the correct dial and wants to make a repro. Just an idea . . . . Phil Nelson Phil's Old Radios http://antiqueradio.org/index.html
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10-04-2014, 12:54 AM
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Is it possible that the Crosleys which used the continuous tuner on the left side of the screen were opposite of right-hand-side tuners? I have a Crosle4y at the shop with the tuner on the left side... should check.
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10-04-2014, 01:19 AM
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What a pain! Upon reading this post (and also having been vaguely aware of this from the past), I now realize that the nice new dial I brought back from New Jersey this summer is the wrong rotation for my set as well! I'm in the same boat as bigaudioal -- the dial I need is like the bottom picture in his pair, and the good one I have is like the top!
Anyone else out there that would benefit from a swap? Anyone got an Inductuner I can swap to go with my nice new dial?
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10-04-2014, 09:25 AM
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Hey Tom, I thought I had it made too.
I have found a clockwise brown dial and am trading the brown counter-clockwise one for it. I guess there are tuners that do tune in opposite directions. Not sure why??? That leaves me still needing the clockwise clear dial. Will keep my counter clear one mounted for now though. Quote:
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10-04-2014, 09:28 AM
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Not a bad idea Phil. I am going to scan the two brown ones I have and see how they come out.
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