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need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item
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ghoshy2014 Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3796 Posts : 162 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-09-04 QTH or Location : Warrington Equipment Used : SS6900N
Subject: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:38 pm
thank you to anyone who tries to help, here you will see a video of a repair to a midland portapak, at exactly 3 min and 10 second's the guy has a tool in his hand that is hard plastic with copper/brass looking end's, i have search high and low and cannot find this item or where to get it from, so any help even the name of it would be appreciated or even if they are selling them, here is the video,
Midland 77-805 Port-A-Pack, UK (CB 27/81) CB radio (Transportable) - Transmitter alignment - YouTube
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2686 Times Thanked : 76 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Tue Dec 08, 2020 6:01 pm
The first link has better pictures but the second has a better price. They will do the same job as the one in the video. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MXZGEXT/?coliid=I13TI4FTSC4HAQ&colid=3UW5PMSBJ0TMT&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000WKIYTW/?coliid=IL86SSV6S0CYT&colid=3UW5PMSBJ0TMT&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
ghoshy2014 Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3796 Posts : 162 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-09-04 QTH or Location : Warrington Equipment Used : SS6900N
Subject: Re: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:48 pm
i give up,
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2686 Times Thanked : 76 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Wed Dec 09, 2020 8:30 pm
What did you want it for.
Pagan Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26CT2069 Posts : 142 Times Thanked : 22 Join date : 2019-08-09 QTH or Location : Pendle, Lancashire Equipment Used : CRT-SS9900
Subject: Re: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Thu Dec 10, 2020 5:49 am
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2686 Times Thanked : 76 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:58 am
I linked a full set but got the reply "i give up" so i don't understand what he is after. Unless "Trimmer tool" is the answer he is looking for.????
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:02 am
Your not the only one Alan to give up I've asked questions to him too to help and he seems to only answer certain questions ,still nevermind hope he sorts it out .
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2686 Times Thanked : 76 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:37 am
He will end up with nobody answering any questions he posts up. I am not a person to ignore people asking questions if i can help in any way but have to draw the line somewhere.
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:04 am
Yes agree Alan , you can also how some little arguments can start too when stuff like this happens
ghoshy2014 Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3796 Posts : 162 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-09-04 QTH or Location : Warrington Equipment Used : SS6900N
Subject: Re: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:57 pm
firstly, when i said i give up, its because clearly you dont know the item, secondly i spoke to the guy in the video and he told me this,
It's unfortunately now discontinued. R.S. Components used to sell three types of Trimming Tool, the yellow one I use, that black one with two different phosphor-bronze ends & a blue plastic one that doesn't fit very much that we see. I'm having to use ceramic trimming tools & got a cheapish set via AliExpress. We also use the "colour tv alignment set" which Rapid Electronics still sell. The green hexagonal tool in that kit is vital. If we lost the black tool you saw, I'd have to make one out of wooden dowling with a phosphor-bronze flat strip inserted. Sometimes that PB flat strip could be recovered from the carrier strip that some Molex type connector pins are supplied with as a bandolier.
by posting this >>I linked a full set but got the reply "i give up" so i don't understand what he is after. Unless "Trimmer tool" is the answer he is looking for.???? He will end up with nobody answering any questions he posts up. I am not a person to ignore people asking questions if i can help in any way but have to draw the line somewhere.
and this >>Your not the only one Alan to give up I've asked questions to him too to help and he seems to only answer certain questions ,still never mind hope he sorts it out .
does not help the situation, all i said was i give up, there was no malice no anger nothing, just that i gave up trying to find it, and i have always thanked people for helping,
but if your going to rude, and turn this in to some thing it is not, then i am not to blame,
i wasnt rude or nasty or anything, i am sick of taking dig's by people, speak nice or don't bother,
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2686 Times Thanked : 76 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Thu Dec 10, 2020 5:08 pm
I was using trimer tools nearly 40 years ago so i do know what they are called even if they are a bit harder to find today. I wouldn't want any metallic bits just plastic or nylon. People try to help and i put a link to the "Trimmer tool set" what else did you want.
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:14 pm
There what did I say Alan this is how silly arguments start , Ghoshy we are all here to help each other there is no need to take offense just because you presumed we didn't understand what you meant it seems you was wrong we did know I'm the same as Alan only used plastic type trimming tools in radios I wouldn't put metal ones in them , plus in another thread a couple of us what did you mean by midnight channels which some of us have ever heard me included and I've have been around CB radio for many years well before legalisation and you never answered the question, so maybe that's why people say oh well I give up answering.
ghoshy2014 Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3796 Posts : 162 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-09-04 QTH or Location : Warrington Equipment Used : SS6900N
Subject: Re: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:19 pm
very sorry for any offence /upset/ misunderstanding/ confusion/ or anything else,/
good bye!,
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: need help finding the name or place to buy this tool item Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:36 pm
Theres no need for that is there ,and saying goodbye, people was only trying to help there nothing wrong in that is there, nobody is asking you to say goodbye .
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