Reply to "Lionel 197 radar tower ??"

Originally Posted by bimmer050:

Having trouble visualizing your solution.

Do you have any pictures or diagrams of what you did?

Thanks,

Roger

Roger, Attached is a picture. A short aluminum rivet has a head that is beveled. The pin that goes through looks like a finish nail and it mushrooms the other end to fasten against an item. I just push that pin out backwards, now you have a hollow rivet.

Drill the 1/8 or 3/16" hole, which ever rivet size it is, into the core of the magnet. Using the hole the radar antenna pin goes into. Now push the rivet into that hole and reassemble.

I just started the antenna up after sitting at least 2 years. The antenna immediately turned at a consistent rate. Below is the rivet pressed into the magnetic core. The radar antenna plug into it. You still need the washer you see in the upper left of the picture. This becomes a better bearing surface for the antenna to ride on. No hum great motion, great reliability. G

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