Westinghouse K840CK15 Restoration

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by etype2

My initial thought was to unfasten the hue control from the chassis bracket and simply let the cable drop down to the bottom of the cabinet and fasten it to the inside of the cabinet. No holes on the side of the cabinet!! The cable looks to be about 15 inches long. There is sufficient room for the hand to reach the control if it’s long enough. I think I’d still need a mirror and we would have to unfasten the mount every time we pull the chassis.

I decided not to drill a hole in the pencil box because it would alter the physical appearance. The control could easily be replaced to its original position for purest collectors.

We placed the restored cabinet in the room anticipating the gymnastics of adjusting the hue control. :-)

I never suggested adding holes to the cabinet.

Infact you could bring the control into the pencil box without adding a hole in the pencil box...Just remove one of the pots in the pencil box, and replace it with a new concentric shaft dual pot with the same resistance on the front element (outer shaft), remove the back element of the new pot and couple it's shaft (inner shaft) to the flexible linkage or a shaft extention going to it as outlined in my last post...There would be no new holes in the cabinet or pencill box, all the original pencil box controls would exist, and hue would be added....

I kind of want to get my own westinghouse to try ths modification on...