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Offline tractorman

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Smiths chronometric speedo
« on: October 30, 2009, 04:23:18 PM »
I have a Smith chronometric speedo with a rather poor condition dial and by a stroke of luck I happen to have a brand new replacement dial, however only one of the 4 fixing screws is present, and I am struggling to identify what the screws are, they measure 0.077" OD and are 56 tpi of near abouts which doesn’t relate to any thread standard I know, and ideas what they are and more importantly, where can I get some ?

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Re: Smiths chronometric speedo
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2009, 04:43:59 PM »
Speedograph repair Smiths but I dont know if they sell spares. Worth a try though. http://www.speedograph-richfield.com/

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Re: Smiths chronometric speedo
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2009, 10:24:33 AM »
Check out Mr Pople at Frimley, Hants tel no.  01252-329826.  He's very helpful & has done some good repairs for me.

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Re: Smiths chronometric speedo
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2009, 11:46:36 AM »
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I am struggling to identify what the screws are, they measure 0.077" OD and are 56 tpi of near abouts which doesn’t relate to any thread standard I know,


That's because the screws are METRIC size!

It was the French Jaeger company that originally developed the Chronometric design, as a result of that Smiths (who bought Jaeger) Chronometrics have metric dimensions and metric screw threads.
http://velobanjogent.blogspot.com/2008/03/smiths-chronometric-speedometer-and_21.html
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