Thanks,

I already had the faceplates off, but wanted to take the knobs
off also to clean them without getting any cleaning residue into
the radios. It appeared to me that they were permanently
attached to the shafts.

Concerning the lens, I stopped by a local industrial / commercial
plastics dealer and got them to cut clear blanks out of the proper
thickness stock for a grand total of $8.00. I still have to do a bit
of filing to trim the piece for the KNS 80, and a bit of drilling, notching
and filing to make the lenses for the KX 155. However, it looks quite
doable and will save a bunch of money. I'll post an update on how this
works out when I'm done.


"Aaron Coolidge" wrote in message
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Ronnie D. Hughes wrote:

: A releated question; Anyone know how the knobs are held in place
: on these radios? There are no set screws and they don't budge
: with gentle prying as press fit knobs would. It looks like they might
: be glued onto the shafts.

R: The knobs are permanently attached to the shafts. The faceplate can be
(and must be) removed without disturbing the knobs. The holes in the
faceplate are large enough to allow the knobs to fit through.

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Aaron Coolidge (N9376J)