Bush TR82C

[Yorkie]

I do wish someone would indicate how I could safely remove the handle without breaking the case - it seems a shame not to repair this.

Regards

Rob

I doubt that it can be removed without causing damage Rob, and I've attached some pics to explain why. Firstly, on the outside there is a plastic cap at each end which can't be removed without destroying it. When it has been removed, it's of no help at all in that it reveals what appears to be a large brass nut, but isn't. It's the outer part of a solid one-piece machined brass part, which I'll call a 'boss'. On the inside of the case, there is a groove in this part, onto which a spring clip is fitted, which isn't meant to come off. I don't know what these clips are called, but they're commonplace on old radios and domestic appliances.

If you are determined to remove that spring clip , you'd need to make a hooked right-angled forked tool which you could place either side of the spring as close the the brass 'boss' as you could, then lever the inner ends of the clip to release it so it could be sprung off. (At least, in theory). You do have the advantage that there is a steel plate against which you could lever to prise off the clip, so you wouldn't be levering directly against the cabinet.

This type of clip was often used to retain dials on radios and often on bakelite and plastic cabinets eg KB FB10 'Toaster' radio. Clearly a one-trip device which was for cheapness and speedy of assembly on products which were built down to a price - not up to a standard. Frankly, they would have been expected by the makers to have become landfill long ago, as indeed many have, having lasted well beyond their design life.

'Built in obsolescence' has been around a long time, and without it, technological progress would have been set back by decades.

Therein lies the challenge - it's our mission in life to turn the clock back!

(Remarkable that the TR82 only had MW and LW, long after VHF came into being, though the 'repro' one does have VHF).

Sorry it doesn't help too much but it might at least prevent you from doing further damage.