Ten-Tec 229 Antenna Tuner Repairs

 This is a Ten-Tec 229 HF  antenna tuner I repaired for a friend. It's very clean and only needed a few things. First, it needed the dial pointer to be restrung. These have a fairly complex dial string configuration that takes a bit of patience. The sliding dial pointer had a pivot point broken, as well as a broken pointer. I was able to remove threads (to not wear / fray the dial string as it slides around it) from a machine screw and use it as a pivot. The owner supplied a generic pointer I was able to use part of to repair the OEM sliding pointer. After that was finished, it was upfitted with LED lighting. Nice tuner!!

Ten-Tec 229 Antenna Tuner

 This is a TenTec Antenna Tuner, model 229A, I picked up in an estate sale. It matched my Omni C, and only had minor issues. There was some arcing in the roller inductor, but that was solved with cleaning and dry lube. A new lamp in the meter, cleaning the band switch, and she was good as new. Here's a few pics...