Wireless Set No. 52 Canadian - Project

[David Dunlop]

Before I can start stripping off the paint from the Coil Assembly front panel, I need to determine exactly where the new water transfer decals have to be positioned. That forms the basis of where the two luminous paint pads have to be placed on top of the new panel paint, when that painting is completed.

There are two axes to determine the correct placement of the decals: where their vertical and horizontal centrelines need to be placed. I have two panels to study for this information, which was a big help.

The easiest piece of the puzzle turned out to be establishing the vertical line the horizontal centre points of the two decals must rest upon. Todays photo shows that line to be along the right edge of the ruler straight through the middle of the main holes for all the tuning components and this line can be easily established on the newly repainted front panel when the time comes.

Where the horizontal centrelines of the two decals must come to rest vertically on the front panel was a little more challenging. The larger AERIAL TUNING decal at the top was an easy one to pin down. On both front panels, the horizontal centrelines were exactly 3/8-inch up from the top edge of the rectangular cutout for the Counter Dial.

The lower LOCK decal was a challenge by comparison. On my spare parts panel, the horizontal centreline for this decal was only ¼-inch below the bottom edge of the SCREWS, Brass, Special. On the front panel in the top, that I am restoring, this distance was exactly 3/8-inch from the shadow of where the SCREWS, Brass, Special had been mounted. Problem was that this shadow would be gone once the panel was repainted so a more permanent reference point had to be found. When I looked at the lower two mounting holes for the SCREWS, Brass, Special and checked the distance from them to the centreline of the LOCK decal on the panel to be restored, this distance was exactly 14 mm. Using that measurement and with everything eventually remounted, I will get the required 3/8-inch distance from the Screws, Brass Special to the centreline of the LOCK decal.


David