Hey Chuck, Yep this is precisely what I see. Seems like the hub bottoms out against the metal but the ring doesn't expand in one spot enough to hold the hub evenly against the rear.
-- Anders Nelson +1 (517) 775-6129 www.erogear.com On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > On 10/13/2017 12:55 PM, Anders Nelson via cctalk wrote: > > > The Kennedy 9800 arrived, packed way better than I was expecting - it > looks > > perfect cosmetically and intact electrically. There are date stamps of > > February 15, 1984 inside. Perhaps the last manufacturing run or refurb > date? > > I can't say anything specific about the Kennedy drives, but most small > drives of this type employ a mechanism where the ring is compressed by > the hub clamping mechanism to make solid contact with the reel hub. > > Usually, there's some adjustment for this. It can be as simple as > turning the hub latch clockwise or counterclockwise with the hub itself > being held stationary. > > --Chuck > >
