Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Electrical and Instruments => Topic started by: robb on December 21, 2012, 16:49:45

Title: Unknown SL 230 Unknown Part
Post by: robb on December 21, 2012, 16:49:45

i was fiddling around under the dash attemping to rpelace the tach bulb when this fell on the floor.

I have no idea where it came from, what it is does, or how to put it back

Any thoughts would be helpful

Thanks,

Robb

by the way it has no part numner but has the number one on it and everything still seems to work...

Title: Re: Unknown SL 230 Unknown Part
Post by: Iconic on December 21, 2012, 18:16:27

I can't tell for sure, but I believe it is the "tone" adjuster for the radio.
It fits under the on/off volume knob on a shaft that has a flat on it.
Is that it?

Title: Re: Unknown SL 230 Unknown Part
Post by: georgem on December 21, 2012, 20:08:32

I`m with Iconic

Title: Re: Unknown SL 230 Unknown Part
Post by: Bonnyboy on December 22, 2012, 00:23:07

Don't kow what it is but it gave me a good idea the next time I replace the speaker.  It would make placing the washer and nut under the dash much easier if I had something to grab onto. 

Title: Re: Unknown SL 230 Unknown Part
Post by: 114015 on December 22, 2012, 00:44:53

Iconic is definitely right.
It's the "tone" adjuster for the radio under the on/off volume knob or for the sensitivity of the autmatic station seeker on the Becker Mexico/Grand Prix.

Original for every model year 1968 + Becker radio.


Achim

Title: Re: Unknown SL 230 Unknown Part
Post by: robb on December 22, 2012, 23:12:57

wow! you guys are  amazing i pulled mine off the radio... becker europa and vawalla perfect match ..now i have a spare ..wonder when it ended up suspended under the dash
thanks Robb

Title: Re: Unknown SL 230 Unknown Part
Post by: Jack Jones on December 23, 2012, 02:22:30

Ok, lets not get the French upset. The correct spelling is "Voila". ;D

Title: Re: Unknown SL 230 Unknown Part
Post by: philmas on December 27, 2012, 10:08:52

...and the correct writing is voilà, but no worries, even some French don't know... ;D

Title: Re: Unknown SL 230 Unknown Part
Post by: Wolfmann on December 27, 2012, 12:18:56

They did rather well at Hastings, all downhill since then !    ;D

Title: Re: Unknown SL 230 Unknown Part
Post by: Flyair on December 27, 2012, 12:53:31

Philippe,

you are right that even the French neglect the little mark above "a". Even more surprisingly, there is a popular french website called volia.fr that does not use the sign above the "a" on the main page and elsewhere.

See for yourself ;)

http://www.voila.fr

Title: Re: Unknown SL 230 Unknown Part
Post by: Flyair on January 06, 2013, 00:37:05

Robb, although your question was already answered, here is a nice illustration of radio parts that has your item among the others.

Title: Re: Unknown SL 230 Unknown Part
Post by: GGR on January 13, 2013, 12:19:50

Ha! Ha! Ha! I hadn't even realized ! Vawalla is really a good one !

About the accents : French who use a qwerty keyboard often don't bother to use them (my case). The other reason is that French is quite a difficult language to write properly and education level in this regard has gone down quite a bit in recent decades (at similar education level grand-parents write better than their children and much better than their grand-children). Also, recent spreading of texting writing did not improve things.