WS52 Carrier wS52 Aerial Tuning coil connector

[Brian McMahon]

At the moment its looking a bit sad as its been got at. But I'm sure I can invisibly mend the chopped out bit. The connector is my biggest concern

[David Dunlop]

Yikes, Brian.

Looks like an entire family of Bodgers moved into it for a while. Even added a switch to the front panel. Probably to turn on the coffee maker. I often wonder what prompts people to ‘make things better that don’t really need to be improved.

I will see what I can do to help.

David

[David Dunlop]

Hello again, Brian.

The screws you are going to need for the back panel are 3/4-inch long, steel, round head slotted affairs as per the attached photo.

The rear panel is made of clear pine board, 3/8-inch thick.It could be a one piece board, but it would not surprise me in the least if it was a composite affair built up from smaller pine sections, either tongue and grooved together, or butt joined.

The board is 12-1/4 inches wide and 7-3/4 inches tall, which should give you about a 1/16-inch gap all around when installed. The board should also rest about 1/16-inch deep when mounted.

True dimension lumber is very hard to find these days so you may have to find a half inch or greater board and find someplace with a band saw and fence setup large enough to rip it down to the 3/8 inch you need. I would be wary of running it through a planer as you would need multiple passes to do it well and the odds are very high the board would heat warp before you were done.

Once you have some board available of the correct thickness, you should be able to repair the cutout to the left front side of the case. I would trace the cutout on a piece of paper and transfer that outline to a piece of replacement board, then cut out the replacement piece with a hand scroll saw. Sand and file to fit and white glue it in place.

Hope this helps,

David

[Brian McMahon]

hi, thank you most helpful. Last thing I would really appreciate some pictures of the aerial connector.
Brian