Johnson Ranger no osc current/no grid current

[W4AMV]

Problem found. The clip on SW5 that leads to the meter + terminal is gone. So micro surgery is next. If I can get some spring copper, I'll try building a clip, ugh, otherwise I am on the hunt for an SW5. Thanks! I'll keep you posted.

[WQ9E]

In many cases you can replace the missing contact with one from a donor switch, some of the larger hobby shops will have a selection of very small screws and nuts for attachment in place of the original rivet.  Meter movements damaged beyond repair may also yield the proper size tiny nut and screw.

[W4AMV]

Great idea Rodger. Thanks! What I did for now is used a short section of #22 bus bar wire. I bent it into the shape of a square root sign (a V with a short tail) like ---v. Now the v fits into the exposed hole where the clip used to be at position 4 of the switch. You need to adjust its height with a set of tweezers and thats it. Will see how this works out.

Oh, I meant to ask. HOW STRAIGHT FORWARD IS THE REMOVAL OF THE METER SWITCH FUNCTION, SW5??

It looks easy, but I could be wrong. Remove knob, remove front bolt, remove chassis mount right angle bracket held in place by chassis screw-hardware. The SW5 should drop out ATTACHED to the right angle baracket, as there is a second retaining bolt behind the front panel. Is that true? Or is there more to this? Thanks! Alan