In message , "john zeiss" wrote:
We have a small portable sony radio, and it has the usual type of
extendable aerial (antenna) that you get on small japanese radios.

It now refuses to maintain its position at an *angle*. Slowly but surely
it drops down until it reaches the horizontal position.

The small screw has been tightened up, but even as tight as we think we can
do it without stripping the slots in the screw head, it is not enough to
*clamp* the aerial to stop it dropping down.

Basically the aerial at its base is a square shape with one small bronze
coloured washer each side of it and that all sits in a ' U ' shaped base
with it all being clamped with a small screw.

Are there any tricks you know of, to get it to behave? Thanks.


Dose it up with some Loctite thread locker.


Easy Peasy.

--
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people
by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and
sudden usurpations.... The means of defense against foreign danger historically
have become the instruments of tyranny at home."
-James Madison

I've never seen such a set of ludicrous and impractical suggestions. The
solution is simple. Go to a birthday party and obtain one or more gas-filled
balloons. Attach a balloon to the tip of the aerial. This will hold it up,
and will also look nice.
Bill

Bill Wright wrote:
I've never seen such a set of ludicrous and impractical suggestions. The
solution is simple. Go to a birthday party and obtain one or more gas-filled
balloons. Attach a balloon to the tip of the aerial. This will hold it up,
and will also look nice.
Bill



Nooooo silly suggestion, you`ll have Elf and Safety down on you before
you can say Jack Robinson, and the Greenie environmental lot chewing you
out for using latex balloons.

What were you thnking!

Ron

Owain wrote:
Ron wrote:
Bill Wright wrote:
... Attach a balloon to the tip of the aerial.
... and the Greenie environmental lot chewing you out for using latex
balloons.

What about latex condoms? Thought the Greenie lot approved of birth control

Owain


Nah a condom wouldn't help, even full of helium. Just needs a bit of
fettling, or a new aerial.

Rn