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Title: Re-assembly of Automatic Electric Starlite illuminated dial.
Post by: markosjal on December 28, 2021, 03:06:17 AM

I am reassembling an Automatic Electric Starlie dial with illuminating disc .

I thought that it assembled as the following layers:

Plastic number plate
Illuminating disc
transparent Plastic (acetate?) disc
Potted metal dial mechanism

disc.
However when I reassemble that way the illuminating disc is not tightly compressed ad can move around slightly. I am worried that the transparent insulator may slip out of place . So I am thinking I am missing something.

I found some exploded views of AE dials but none with the illuminating

Thanks in advance
Mark

Title: Re: Re-assembly of Automatic Electric Starlite illuminated dial.
Post by: stub on December 28, 2021, 07:58:18 PM

Mark,
I just got a barn fresh dial out of the shop and it is slightly loose also. stub

Title: Re: Re-assembly of Automatic Electric Starlite illuminated dial.
Post by: markosjal on December 30, 2021, 04:25:19 AM

Thanks for that info. I just did not assume it was normal.

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