GeorgeM Wrote:
>?
>?? While back,...probably in the last year?... I remember seeing an article in
>one of the ham magazines about re-facing meter panels with the help of a
>laser printer!
>?
>?? Can somebody route me towards this article. A copy of it will be greatly
>appreciated.
>?
I don't have that article, but a friend who repairs and resells RF
heaters has done a lot of work on this (because the meters are always
getting damaged). After trying rub-on transfers and various scale
drawing programs, he concluded that the best way is:
1. Scan-in the existing scale plate at 1:1 (you can even borrow someone
else's meter to do this).
2. Clean-up and make any alterations using PhotoShop or PaintShop Pro.
Keep the old scale arc but customize the meter face and replace the
numbering as required. Both packages allow you to rotate the scale
numbers to follow the arc.
3. Print at 1:1 on thin, smooth, white paper.
4. Stick to the *rear* of the scale plate - so the old scale doesn't
show through - using 3M Spray Mount (blue can, allows repositioning).
The edge marks on the scanned image allow perfect alignment.
Friend says his customers are highly delighted - until they drive a
forklift truck into the meter... again.
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73 from Ian G3SEK Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.com/g3sek
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