On the name on the panel, maybe that can be a decal? While not original it
will all ow the rest to be one panel and then people just get the correct decal
for their radio.
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> On May 31, 2015, at 11:55 AM, Mike Bryce <prosolar@sssnet.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for everyone that has contacted me.
>
> Several issues have popped up.
>
> One, is the name of the panel. Triton IV, Model 540 and Model 544.
>
> each one would require a different screen to be made ($$) and of course how
> many of each front panel would be needed?
>
> The second one I found last night.
>
> While working on a Triton IV, I noticed the band switch screening.
>
> The 3.5 and the 28.5 and 29.5 segments are screened in GREEN.
>
> That second color means a second trip through the screening process and more
> than likely a second color screen.
>
> If everyone could live with one color (black), that would lessen the price of
> the panels. Personally, I’d like to get it as close to factory as I can.
>
> I’ll have to talk to the metal fab shop and see.
>
> To maintain the correct font and character spacing, I’m thinking of scanning
> the front panel and then photoshop any scanned defects out. A 1:1 emulsion
> will be produced for the screener. IF this works, it would save me tons of
> hours of manually trying to match the font.
>
> (I wonder, if the factory still has the original artwork….bet it went into
> the dumpster when they moved)
>
> BTW…. the front panel is 13.5 inches long. too long for most flat bed
> scanners..
>
>
> Mike WB8VGE
>
> Mike Bryce
> prosolar@sssnet.com
>
>
>
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