landrover nick Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Can you help i am looking to replace the missing B set parts which were removed from the set in the photo they would have been removed when the set was rebuilt in the 1950s . the parts i need are the aerial plug for the B set (are the A and the B set aerial plugs the same ). B set tuning dial adjustment screw to stop the B set whistling. volume control for B set on/off switch for B set i am also looking for the missing knob for the slow motion control on the a set the parts do not need to be in working condition just the correct ones as the set is used for a signals office display with my Bedford MWR at shows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon king Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 (edited) Nicky Must admit I got many of those parts from my second set the Pye connector plugs for the aerial leads are the same for A and B sets. Have you looked on Mullard Magic or C Beagle? thanks for the info on the lead. (Edit) Just checked - my lead is actually 42" so must be correct simon Edited October 19, 2016 by simon king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58 BE 88 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Your set is a post-war rebuild done in 1959 so it will have been reduced to components then re-built without the B set section, rather than the B set being removed from a working set which was also done starting in 1956. A new front panel has been fitted which is why the apertures for the B set bits are filled in. So for an authentic display item, that particular set shouldn't have the B set parts. The A and B set Pye plugs look virtually the same but are in fact different - the A set ones have brown "Paxolin" insulators, the B set ones have a clear plastic insulator to reduce the losses at the VHF frequency used. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover nick Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 Hi Andy Thanks for the info but its too late now as i have removed all soldered plugs from the redundant B set holes ,things are starting to come together ,having managed to find the B set tuning wheel , volume control and aerial plug but i am still looking for the other parts ,the face of the set is going to be repainted and remarked and i will change the date on the face to before the date the B set was declared obsolete. thanks for the info though . Nicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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