Reply to "Lionel 197 radar tower ??"

Hi Everyone,

When I bought the radar tower and set it up, it disappointed me so much I packed it away and never looked at it again; that was over 10 years ago? Just dug it out to see what's going on with it and to try the cleanout procedure and lo and behold, the radar tower was like new, so no gunk or rust was to be found.

I did find, however, that

1. There was lots of play between the radar antenna pin and the hole in the drive magnet.

2. The drive magnet hole will fit a 7/64" drill bit but a 1/8" bit will not slide in. I think I'm going to try the rivet solution next.

3. The drive washer has 3 fingers; I found a seller on EBAY that has 6-finger repro drive washers. I think I'll try those too.

Thanks to all for your ideas! After I get this solved I'll tackle the non-linear solenoid action on my 3662 Milk Car from 1956.

Roger

1/23/1412:51 AM

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