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In Middle if Power Pro Upgrade- spring question behind speed control

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:47 pm
by backhertz
Whew, I couldn't get the DVD to go in either my Macbook or my wife's PC. But I tried the Mac again and was successful.

I have a C headstock. In Figure 6d of the Power Pro instruction manual, it doesn't show nor is anything mentioned about a tiny spring assembly on the headstock at the 12 o'clock position. Sorry about the pic quality of the close up.

I included a pic of the parts I removed & laid them out as they are essentially in the headstock as my wife wanted to know what I was doing & she doesn't speak technicalese....<smile>

So I'm getting ready to do the drilling. I wish I had ordered a new switch as this is my first C-type headstock and plastic is well....plastic.

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:01 pm
by JPG
backhertz wrote:Whew, I couldn't get the DVD to go in either my Macbook or my wife's PC. But I tried the Mac again and was successful.

I have a C headstock. In Figure 6d of the Power Pro instruction manual, it doesn't show nor is anything mentioned about a tiny spring assembly on the headstock at the 12 o'clock position. Sorry about the pic quality of the close up.

I included a pic of the parts I removed & laid them out as they are essentially in the headstock as my wife wanted to know what I was doing & she doesn't speak technicalese....<smile>

So I'm getting ready to do the drilling. I wish I had ordered a new switch as this is my first C-type headstock and plastic is well....plastic.
Keep that spring with the speed control parts(it is allegedly an anti-rattle spring) but replaces a different function in early greenies). It does prevent rattle!

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:49 pm
by backhertz
Thanks. i have about a dozen or so Shopsmiths now. I have so much stuff, I need to take an inventory. lol

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:36 am
by charlese
Agree with JPG's recommendation!

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:56 am
by backhertz
Ah shucks! I think I left it under the new control panel of the Power Pro! lol Well, my control panel won't rattle!

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:53 am
by JPG
backhertz wrote:Ah shucks! I think I left it under the new control panel of the Power Pro! lol Well, my control panel won't rattle!
At least it may be 'safe' there awaiting you having a need for it.



Gotta wonder where the springs for those three headstocks disassembled are?